South Korea is not the only country being cautious with DeepSeek given its Chinese origins. Australia has prohibited the use of DeepSeek on government devices out of security concerns.

South Korea's digital watchdog temporarily banned downloads of the Chinese-based DeepSeek artificial intelligence app from app stores in the country until it can learn more about how the company ...

South Korea Bans Downloads of DeepSeek, the Chinese A.I. App Regulators said they would suspend the app until they could be sure it complied with the country’s data protection laws.

South Korea’s data protection authority said new downloads of the Chinese AI app DeepSeek had been suspended in the country over data privacy concerns.

South Korea has blocked the downloading of DeepSeek due to data protection concerns, following other countries and government bodies that have made similar moves to restrict access.

The measure that came into force on Saturday aims to block new downloads of the app, the agency said, though DeepSeek's web service remains accessible in the country.

South Korea’s data protection agency said DeepSeek had voluntarily decided to make the app available for download, which it is free to do after at least partially reflecting its recommendations.

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek's app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company ...