In line with a number of international government organizations that have implemented comparable limitations, the Indian finance ministry has banned its staff from using DeepSeek. Despite its quick rise in popularity,

Officials in South Korea and Australia have cited concerns about user data and national security as reasons to block the buzzy AI service from China.

Taiwan on Monday banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service as it was a security risk, toughening language from last week which said it should not be used.