The state regulator “strongly advised” users to avoid the Chinese AI service pending “improvements” under local laws
South Korea’s national data protection watchdog has announced a “temporary” suspension of the widely popular DeepSeek AI service in the country until authorities complete their review of the Chinese startup’s data collection practices and implement “improvements and remedies.”
On Monday, the Personal Information Protection Commission stated that DeepSeek’s applications had been removed from local app stores and access to its web service was suspended at 6pm on Saturday. The ban will remain in place until the company makes changes to ensure “compliance” with local laws, according to Yonhap.
The app remains available to users who had already downloaded it, but Seoul’s data watchdog has “strongly advised” them to “use the service with caution“ until the final results of the probe are announced.
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