Abbott bans AI and Chinese apps

Texas becomes the first state in the U.S to ban Chinese AI sensation DeepSeek after app reaches top of Apple Store
Recent developments have revealed that the government of Texas state eventually became the very first state in the whole US to end up banning DeepSeek which has become the Chinese sensation and the reason is quite significant.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott Bans Select Chinese AI and Social Media Apps on State Devices Over Espionage Concerns
Texas Governor Abbott banned specific AI platforms and apps tied to China on government devices, citing security against espionage and data harvesting by the CCP.
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.
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.
Gov. Greg Abbott follows up TikTok ban with Chinese app ban
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has banned TikTok on state devices. State lawmakers want to restrict social media for minors. Now, Abbott has announced that he's banning social media apps based in China. Abbott made an announcement Friday prohibiting the use of apps and artificial intelligence (AI) affiliated with "the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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 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 ...
Texas becomes first state to ban RedNote & DeepSeek over China security fears after AI chatbot hits top of Apple store
TEXAS has become the first US state to ban the TikTok alternative RedNote and the chatbot DeepSeek over fears Americans’ data could end up in the hands of Chinese Communist Party officials.