Republic of Korea: Personal Information Protection Commission adopted an order temporarily banning DeepSeek over violations of Personal Information Protection Act
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Personal Information Protection Commission adopted an order temporarily banning DeepSeek over violations of Personal Information Protection Act
On 17 February 2025, South Korea's Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) adopted an order temporarily suspending DeepSeek from being downloaded. The suspension was effected due to concerns over DeepSeek's compliance with South Korea's Pe…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-07
under deliberation
2025-02-17
under investigation
2025-04-24
under investigation