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This accusation comes a day after ordering a temporaryblock on new DeepSeek downloadsover privacy concerns.

DeepSeek has sent some serious shockwaves across the globe since January’s release, in fact.

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While the popular video-sharing app isback in the US app stores, the TikTok ban is set to be enforced again on April 5 unless President Trump can find a solution before that.

Most are accusing the new Chinese AI chatbot of violating the country’s data protection laws.

Yet, this"does not mean it has access to DeepSeek data," the paper notes.

South Korea’s data regulator isn’t the only one suggesting the two Chinese companies are communicating.

Arecent reportpublished by cybersecurity firm SecuirtyScorecard has also found “integration with ByteDances services” within DeepSeek’s code.