Privacy Violations Drive South Korea to Suspend DeepSeek AI Downloads

South Korea has imposed a nationwide suspension on new DeepSeek AI downloads after the company’s mobile apps failed data-protection regulation checks.

DeepSeek AI apps found non-compliant

Downloads of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot DeepSeek apps have been halted in South Korea after authorities deemed the platform didn’t meet its data protection standards.

According to a Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) announcement, new app downloads were restricted starting Feb 15. H