South Korea to Restrict Access to Chinese AI Deepseek

South Korea ministries block access to China's DeepSeek from military devices
South Korea has restricted Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from accessing work computers across defence and trade ministries, following a request from Seoul's data watchdog to clarify data management practices.
South Korea blocks access to DeepSeek from government devices
South Korea blocks DeepSeek AI on government devices, citing security risks and joining France and Italy in restricting the Chinese chatbot.
South Korea ministries, police block DeepSeek access
South Korean ministries and police said Thursday they were blocking DeepSeek’s access to work computers, after the Chinese AI startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information.
South Korea, Ireland watchdogs to question DeepSeek on user data
South Korea will ask Chinese AI startup DeepSeek to clarify how it manages users' personal information, its data watchdog said Friday, joining a number of countries seeking answers.
South Korean ministries block DeepSeek on security concerns, officials say
South Korea's industry ministry has temporarily blocked employee access to Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek due to security concerns, a ministry official said on Wednesday, as the government urges caution on generative AI services.
South Korea Defence Ministry Blocks Access to DeepSeek on Military Use Computers, Official Says
South Korea's defence ministry has blocked access to the DeepSeek artificial intelligence tool on ministry computers used for military purposes, an official said on Thursday. (Reporting by Jack Kim; Editing by Himani Sarkar) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
South Korea is the latest government to block China’s DeepSeek on official devices, following Australia and Taiwan
Officials in South Korea and Australia have cited concerns about user data and national security as reasons to block the buzzy AI service from China.
DeepSeek: South Korea blocks access to Chinese AI platform
South Korea’s defense ministry and the police on Thursday said they were blocking access to DeepSeek on work computers after the Chinese Artificial Intelligence, AI, startup did not respond to a data watchdog request about how it manages user information.
South Korea blocks Chinese AI DeepSeek from government computers
The defence and trade ministries cited concerns over data privacy following similar moves by Italy and Australia.
8 Nations, including South Korea, Taiwan, France and others, restrict Chinese AI DeepSeek, raising data privacy concerns
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