Italy, Apple and DeepSeek

DeepSeek blocked by some app stores in Italy to protect users' personal data
Italy’s data protection authority on Thursday blocked access to the Chinese AI application DeepSeek to protect users' data and announced an investigation into the companies behind the chatbot. The authority,
Italy's regulator blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek on data protection
Italy's data protection authority said on Thursday it had blocked Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek over a lack of information on its use of personal data. DeepSeek could not be accessed on Wednesday in Apple or Google app stores in Italy,
DeepSeek’s app becomes unavailable on Apple’s and Google’s app stores in Italy
Hours after Italian authorities requested information from DeepSeek about how the company handles user data, the Chinese AI startup's app is no longer
DeepSeek AI ‘pulled from Italy’s app stores’ amid data privacy concerns
DeepSeek AI disappears from Italy’s app stores as regulators question its data practices and concerns grow over user privacy.
DeepSeek blocked on Apple and Google app stores in Italy
The Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek could not be accessed on Wednesday in Apple and Google app stores in Italy, the day after the country's data protection authority requested information on its use of personal data.
DeepSeek AI gets hit with data privacy red flag by Italy and Ireland
DeepSeek, a Chinese AI chatbot, swiftly rose to the top of app stores this week, and it's just as swiftly rising in priority for data protection watchdog agencies worldwide.
Italian Garante Investigates DeepSeek's Data Practices
On January 28, 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) announced that it had launched an investigation into the data processing practices of Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence (collectively,
Italy regulator seeks information from DeepSeek on data protection
Italy's data protection authority said on Tuesday it was seeking answers from Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model DeepSeek on its use of personal data.
DeepSeek unavailable in Italy? Why banning the Chinese AI app is not the only solution
The DeepSeek AI chatbot app, powered by its foundational AI models such as V3 and R1, has disappeared from app stores in Italy, according to a report by TechCrunch. This comes a day after the European country’s privacy watchdog sought information from the Chinese AI startup regarding its data collection and storage practices.
Italy and Ireland ban DeepSeek on Apple and Google devices
DeepSeek, the controversial Chinese AI chatbot, is no longer available for download in Italy and Ireland. Both countries pulled the app from Apple and Google stores on Jan. 29, accusing the company of dodging questions about its handling of personal data and causing fears of Chinese government access to user information.
Italy's privacy watchdog blocks Chinese AI app DeepSeek
Italy's data protection authority said on Thursday it had blocked Chinese artificial intelligence model DeepSeek over a lack of information on its use of personal data.
Italy First To Act on DeepSeek, Making the App Unavailable
DeepSeek app is now unavailable in both the Google and Apple app stores as the Italian government launches a data probe.
DeepSeek AI live: Chatbot vanishes in Italy amid claims OpenAI's model was used to train Chinese AI
Chatbot vanishes in Italy amid claims OpenAI's model was used to train Chinese AI - DeepSeek says its AI model is similar to ...