DeepSeek, China and TikTok

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.
"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.
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 could be used by the Chinese government to spy on Americ
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 ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Meta AI. Apple Intelligence is also unavailable in China, as Apple has to partner with a local AI provider to release it. By the way, TikTok is also unavailable in China.
China's DeepSeek AI is watching what you type
Deepseek collects similar data to American-based AI models, but Chinese laws could make that data more accessible to the government.
Truth struggles against propaganda and censorship on China’s DeepSeek AI
Compared to AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude and Microsoft Copilot, DeepSeek presents a much different reflection of China’s past and present
China's DeepSeek AI faces global outrage over Uyghur censorship and propaganda
Human rights activists and international experts have strongly criticised China's newly developed AI platform, DeepSeek, after concerns arose regarding its role in spreading state propaganda, censoring sensitive subjects,
‘Threat to national security’: Concerns raised over Chinese-owned AI DeepSeek
There are warnings DeepSeek risks becoming a “greater threat to national security” than the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok, claims Sky News host Danica De Giorgio.
What DeepSeek AI means for the future of TikTok-style bans
Few expect Donald Trump to ease Biden-era limitations on China's ability to get advanced chips in the wake of DeepSeek's ...
Future of DeepSeek, Like TikTok, May Come Down to Trump’s Whims
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, ...
DeepSeek Warning—New Chinese Security Threat Puts You At Risk
Timing really is everything. A week on from TikTok’s short-lived ban over fears of Chinese harvesting U.S. data, despite ...
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 ...
What is DeepSeek? China's AI app rivals U.S.-based tech companies
For the second time in the last month, a Chinese app has skyrocketed to the top spot in Apple’s App Store. The first was ...
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 ...
DeepSeek is giving the world a window into Chinese censorship and information control
Previously little-known Chinese startup DeepSeek has dominated headlines and app charts in recent days thanks to its new AI ...
The DeepSeek Wake-Up Call
Earlier this week, almost overnight, the American tech industry entered a full-on panic. The latest version of DeepSeek, an ...
What DeepSeek knows about you — and why it matters
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, is the most downloaded free app in the U.S. — but its swift rise ...