Texas Bans DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8

Texas Bans DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8 on Government Devices
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said his state 'will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps,'
Texas becomes first state to ban DeepSeek, Rednote on government devices
Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist Party to infiltrate our state’s critical infrastructure through data-harvesting AI and social media apps," Gov. Abbott said in a statement.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott bans DeepSeek, RedNote and other Chinese-backed AI platforms
The proclamation orders adds six technologies, including DeepSeek, Lemon8 and RedNote, to the state's prohibited technologies list.
Texas governor orders ban on DeepSeek, RedNote for government devices
Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, becoming the first state to restrict the popular chatbot in such a manner.
Gov. Greg Abbott bans RedNote, DeepSeek on government devices
Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday announced a ban on Chinese social media apps RedNote and Lemon8 and artificial intelligence app DeepSeek.
Texas governor bans Chinese AI platform DeepSeek on state devices
Gov. Greg Abbott has announced a ban on the Chinese AI platform DeepSeek, making Texas the first state to restrict this app. The ban specifically targets the use of DeepSeek on government-issued devices,
Abbott bars Texas officials from using DeepSeek, RedNote on government devices
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) banned state officials from using Chinese-owned technology such as DeepSeek and RedNote on government devices Friday. “Texas will not allow the Chinese Communist
6 more apps in addition to TikTok now banned on government devices in Texas
Gov. Greg Abbott added six more AI and social media apps to the state’s prohibited technologies list that already included TikTok.
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