DeepSeek, China and Trump

‘It’s The New TikTok’: National Security Concerns Spike Over China’s DeepSeek
As rivals search for the secret to the company’s sudden AI success, others are sounding the alarm about security concerns — national ones.
China's DeepSeek Gives Trump Another TikTok-style Headache
Chinese startup DeepSeek has caused a massive stir in the AI world, with Donald Trump looking set for another TikTok-style headache amid concerns over DeepSeek's competitive edge and privacy policies. Newsweek has contacted the Trump-Vance administration and DeepSeek, via email, for comment.
Could Trump ban DeepSeek? What the TikTok ban saga tells us.
In short, sure, the U.S. could ban DeepSeek if it wanted to. It has the capacity to ban things it doesn't like from countries it doesn't trust in order to protect its citizens' data. In the case of TikTok,
Australia Bans DeepSeek on Government Devices Citing Security Concerns
The Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs issued a mandatory direction for all government entities to "prevent the use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services and where found remove all existing instances of DeepSeek products,
U.S. Ally Bans China's DeepSeek On Government Devices
Australia has swiftly responded to DeepSeek, banning it from government devices over national security concerns.
Australia bans DeepSeek AI program on government devices
Australia has banned DeepSeek from all government devices on the advice of security agencies, a top official said Wednesday, citing privacy and malware risks posed by China's breakout AI program.
China criticises Australia's DeepSeek ban on government devices
Beijing has criticised Australia's decision to ban Chinese-owned AI chatbot DeepSeek from government devices. It comes as the federal government on Tuesday announced it was banning DeepSeek from workplace devices “to protect Australia’s national security and national interest".
Researchers say China’s DeepSeek chatbot is linked to state telecom, raising data privacy concerns
Security researchers say the website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has computer code that could ...
DeepSeek’s growth in China surges past ByteDance’s Doubao in AI app race
DeepSeek had 22.2 million daily active users in January, surpassing Doubao’s 17 million, but it still trails the TikTok owner ...
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DeepSeek: China's AI Guerilla War On US
DeepSeek is a case in point on how economic interdependence between nations are utilised for geopolitical ambitions and ...
DeepSeek AI collects, stores US user data in China – sparking eerily similar national security concerns that forced TikTok crackdown
While rival chatbots including ChatGPT collect vast quantities of user data, DeepSeek’s use of China-based servers are a key ...
Why DeepSeek Is Sparking Debates Over National Security, Just Like TikTok
T he fast-rising Chinese AI lab DeepSeek is sparking national security concerns in the U.S., over fears that its AI models ...
ChatGPT isn’t available in China, so should the US ban DeepSeek?
This isn’t just about the TikTok precedent here. It’s about reciprocity, considering that China doesn’t allow products like ...
Texas becomes first state to ban DeepSeek, Rednote on government devices after fury over China-backed apps
Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI ...
Future of DeepSeek, Like TikTok, May Come Down to Trump
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, ...