China, DeepSeek

VOA Mandarin: China’s DeepSeek banned by several countries out of censorship fear
Several governments, including the U.S., Taiwan and Australia, have banned the use of China’s AI software DeepSeek on official devices. Analysts say these restrictions are justified, as tests show DeepSeek not only collects excessive user data but also filters sensitive topics and
How Does DeepSeek’s A.I. Chatbot Navigate China’s Censors? Awkwardly.
Asked about sensitive topics, the bot would begin to answer, then stop and delete its own work. It refused to answer questions like: “Who is Xi Jinping?”
U.S. lawmakers move to ban China's DeepSeek from government devices
A bipartisan congressional bill is being introduced to ban China's DeepSeek artificial intelligence software from government devices.
DeepSeek Should Be Banned From Federal Devices, Lawmakers Urge—After AI Chatbot Linked To Banned Chinese Firm
Researchers linked the AI chatbot to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company, which has been banned from operating in the U.S.
Researchers link DeepSeek’s chatbot to Chinese telecom banned from doing business in U.S.
The website of the Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek, whose chatbot became the most downloaded app in the United States, has computer code that could send some user login information to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company that has been barred from operating in the United States,
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China's Crackdown on Tibetan culture and dissent Intensified, says new TCHRD report
The Tibetan Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (TCHRD), a Tibetan non-governmental nonprofit human rights organisation, ...
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China’s online ID plans could inspire authoritarian regimes say human rights groups
China’s proposed national digital identity could also inspire other authoritarian regimes to use identity tools to monitor ...
Here’s How DeepSeek Censorship Actually Works—and How to Get Around It
A WIRED investigation shows that the popular Chinese AI model is censored on both the application and training level.
Activists leverage social media to counter China's state-controlled narratives
Activist journalists living outside China's censoring-regime are successfully using social media to "challenge" Beijing's ...
China launches an antitrust probe into Google. Here’s what it means
China has announced a flurry of retaliatory measures against the U.S., including tariffs on imports of products such as coal, ...
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DeepSeek faces Internet censorship hurdles in China
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek, founded by Wenfeng Liang, has developed a generative AI (GenAI) service that claims to surpass ...
I just outsmarted DeepSeek’s censorship — here are 3 ways to get answers to the questions it doesn’t like
What this means is that if you ask it some straightforward questions like “what happened on June 4, 1989 at Tiananmen Square?
What’s at Stake for Google in China?
China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and ...
DeepSeek’s censorship is a warning shot — and a wake-up call
DeepSeek has upset the top echelons of the AI order, with a dash of Chinese censorship. Experts tell us there is more to the ...
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China retaliates against Trump with investigation into top US tech player
China has launched an antitrust probe into one of the biggest tech companies in the US in retaliation against Trump's recent ...