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The US ordered federal civilian agencies to remove Chinese startup DeepSeek's products and third-party services built on its technology, citing national security concerns including possible data transfer to China; China protested the ban.
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The Chinese AI technology DeepSeek has been removed from most US government agencies, as part of a US move to ban it from government use.
Why it matters: The ban limits DeepSeek's use across most US federal agencies.
Written by AI from BBC Technology's published text.
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DeepSeek
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More coverage of this story (3)
US orders federal civilian agencies to remove DeepSeek AI technology
Trump administration orders ban on DeepSeek in federal agencies
SiliconANGLE AI · 20 Oct 2026, 00:47
DeepSeek deep-sixed at all US federal civilian agencies
The Register AI + ML · 20 Oct 2026, 00:11
Homeland Security bans DeepSeek use in federal civilian agencies
Engadget AI · 19 Oct 2026, 05:00
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“The Chinese technology is removed from most US government agencies as race for AI dominance steps up.”
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