We confirmed DeepSeek communicating with ByteDance,” a South Korean data protection regulator told Yonhap News Agency.

DeepSeek is being accused of sharing South Korean user data with TikTok's parent company ByteDance. More details here.

After being removed in South Korea over data security concerns, the country's officials have accused DeepSeek of sharing user information with TikTok's Chinese owner ByteDance.

VOICEOVER ENG South Korea Bans DeepSeek Over Data-Sharing Concerns with ByteDance South Korea has accused Chinese AI startup DeepSeek of sharing user data with ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok The country’s data protection regulator confirmed the link and removed DeepSeek from app stores over privacy concerns The AI app,