Italy Blocks Chinese AI Chatbot Over Data Protection Concerns

Italy’s data protection authority has ordered a block on Chinese artificial intelligence chatbot DeepSeek, citing concerns over its handling of Italians’ personal data. The regulator, Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence, have been instructed to immediately stop processing Italian data. This move comes after the agency reported that the company refused to cooperate with a request for information from the authority.

Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/italy-blocks-chinas-deepseek-over-privacy-concerns