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Texas 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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KTBC broke the news on Friday, January 31, 2025.
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