US EditionTexas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices
- Texas Governor Greg Abbott has banned Chinese-owned artificial intelligence and social media apps from state-issued devices, citing security concerns over data harvesting.
- The ban includes DeepSeek, an AI chatbot, and social media apps RedNote and Lemon8, reflecting growing tensions over foreign technology in the U.S.
- Abbott's executive order directs the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Department of Information Resources to enforce the ban.
- Abbott stated, 'Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps.
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Texas bans DeepSeek, RedNote & Lemon8 on government devices, goes after Chinese tech businesses
In a statement, Governor Abbott warned that Texas would not tolerate the infiltration of its critical infrastructure through apps that harvest data. Building on the 2022 ban of TikTok, Abbott has now prohibited six additional apps—DeepSeek, Lemon8 and RedNote, and some stock-trading apps
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The US SunTexas becomes 1st state to ban DeepSeek after app surges to top of Apple Store
TEXAS has become the first US state to ban the TikTok alternative RedNote and the chatbot DeepSeek over fears Americans’ data could end up in the hands of Chinese Communist Party officials. Governor Greg Abbott issued the order after the ChatGPT alternative rocketed to the top of the Apple Store. The ChatGPT alternative Deep Seek has been banned on government devices in TexasAlamy Now the apps have been banned on government-issued devices. “Texa…
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