Researchers linked the AI chatbot to a Chinese state-owned telecommunications company, which has been banned from operating in the U.S.

House lawmakers are unveiling the "No DeepSeek on Government Devices Act" to ban the app over concerns that it could be sharing data with China's government.

Australian authorities are banning its use, iTNews reported , out of national security concerns. So far, the federal government has nixed DeepSeek use, along with Queensland, Western Australia, the Australian Capital Territory, the Northern Territory, New South Wales and South Australia.