DeepSeek Bans by Country
Which governments have restricted DeepSeek, how, and since when? Every measure we could find, dated, labelled and linked to its source.
36governments with a verified restriction
11countries
42verified measures
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One line per country, including its states and provinces. Filled dots are counted; open dots are claimed, lifted or not yet in effect. Hover or tap a dot.
Every measure
Newest first. A government counts once, from its first verified measure; claimed entries are shown and labelled but not counted.
What counts
A measure counts when a public authority at national, state or provincial level (a government, ministry, regulator, data-protection authority, legislature or armed forces branch) bans, blocks, suspends, removes or excludes DeepSeek's apps, models or services, for the public or for government staff, devices and systems. Warnings, advisories, investigations and information requests that restrict nothing are listed under Related; bans by companies or universities are left out. Lifting a restriction is its own entry. Every measure listed is verified: we read the government's own order, notice, decision or official statement. Measures known only from news reports are left out.
- 20 Oct 2026United StatesU.S. Department of Homeland Security (Secretary of Homeland Security), Exclusion and Removal Order #2026-01 under the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security ActExcludes DeepSeek and affiliate IT products and services from federal civilian agency procurements and requires removal of DeepSeek products, and third-party products developed using DeepSeek implementations, from civilian agency IT.VerifiedProcurement exclusionRecord entry →Official document →
- 16 Oct 2026United StatesFASCSA exclusion and removal orderA FASCSA order excludes DeepSeek products from intelligence-community procurement and orders their removal from intelligence-community and SCI systems.VerifiedProcurement exclusionOfficial document →
- 8 Sep 2026United States · militaryFASCSA exclusion and removal orderA FASCSA order from the Under Secretary of War bars buying, or contracting for, products that implement DeepSeek AI models, for defence and other national security systems.VerifiedProcurement exclusionOfficial document →
- 18 Dec 2025United StatesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60), sec. 6604Requires the Director of National Intelligence to issue standards, within 60 days, requiring removal of the DeepSeek application or any successor from national security systems run by or for intelligence community elements.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 18 Dec 2025United StatesNational Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (Public Law 119-60), sec. 1532Requires the Secretary of Defense to exclude and remove DeepSeek (and High Flyer) AI from Department of Defense systems and devices, and bars DoD contractors from using it in performing DoD contracts, within 30 days of enactment.VerifiedBan on government useApplies from 17 Jan 2026Official document →Archived copy
- 13 Oct 2025United States — Louisiana · stateOffice of the Governor of Louisiana (Gov. Jeff Landry), Executive Order JML 25-109Announced as a ban on AI platforms run by hostile foreign governments, naming DeepSeek, across state agencies, schools and colleges; the order requires CIO approval for any AI use.VerifiedBan on government useApplies from 29 Sep 2025Official document →Archived copy
- 11 Sep 2025BelgiumFederal Government of Belgium (Minister for Government Modernisation Vanessa Matz, federal circular)A federal circular bans the use of DeepSeek in all federal public services.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 1 Sep 2025NetherlandsDutch central government (State Secretary for Digitalisation Zsolt Szabó)The government confirmed in answers to Parliament that DeepSeek cannot be used on civil servants' work devices under the government-wide app policy.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →
- 9 Jul 2025Czech RepublicGovernment of the Czech Republic (Resolution No. 537 of 9 July 2025)Ministries, offices and other state administration bodies may not use DeepSeek products, apps, websites or services (including the API) for official work or on state devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 7 May 2025United KingdomDepartment for Work and Pensions (DWP)DWP staff, contractors and suppliers must not attempt to access DeepSeek on DWP devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 24 Apr 2025South KoreaPersonal Information Protection Commission (개인정보보호위원회)The privacy regulator published its inspection of DeepSeek; DeepSeek, which had suspended new downloads at its recommendation, resumed service after acting on its improvement recommendations.VerifiedRestriction liftedApplies from 28 Apr 2025Official document →Archived copy
- 22 Apr 2025United States — West Virginia · stateWest Virginia State Treasurer's Office (Treasurer Larry Pack)Banned DeepSeek (plus AliPay and Kaspersky) on all Treasury-issued devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 8 Apr 2025United States — Kansas · stateKansas Legislature, Senate Substitute for HB 2313, approved by Gov. Laura KellyEnacted law barring state-owned or state-issued devices from accessing DeepSeek or any AI model controlled by a country of concern, requiring state networks to block them.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →
- 26 Mar 2025United States — Alabama · stateOffice of the Governor of Alabama (Gov. Kay Ivey)Banned DeepSeek and Manus from the state IT network and state IT devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 21 Mar 2025United States — Oklahoma · stateOffice of the Governor of Oklahoma (Gov. Kevin Stitt) and Office of Management and Enterprise ServicesBanned DeepSeek on all state-owned devices and barred entering state data into any AI product using DeepSeek.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 13 Mar 2025Canada — Quebec · stateGovernment of Quebec, Chef gouvernemental de la sécurité de l'information (Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique)Binding instruction IA-SI-2025-001-OP requires Quebec public bodies to forbid staff from using DeepSeek virtual assistants by app, website or any other means and from downloading or using their source code.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 10 Mar 2025United States — North Dakota · stateNorth Dakota Information Technology (NDIT)Blocked DeepSeek so state agency staff cannot reach it from state-issued devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 6 Mar 2025United States — Tennessee · stateOffice of the Governor of Tennessee (Gov. Bill Lee)Banned DeepSeek and Manus on the state network and state devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 6 Mar 2025United States — Arkansas · stateOffice of the Governor of Arkansas (Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders)Blocked DeepSeek, RedNote and Lemon8 on executive branch devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 4 Mar 2025United States — South Dakota · stateOffice of the Governor of South Dakota (Gov. Larry Rhoden) and the Bureau of Information and TelecommunicationsBanned DeepSeek and RedNote on state devices and for state employees on personal devices while on state time.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 4 Mar 2025United States — Montana · stateMontana Attorney General Austin Knudsen (Montana Department of Justice)Prohibited DeepSeek on all Montana Department of Justice devices and for any departmental purpose, and ordered access blocked.VerifiedBan on government useApplies from 27 Feb 2025Official document →Archived copy
- 4 Mar 2025Denmark · legislatureFolketingets Præsidium (Danish Parliament)The Folketing's Presidium banned DeepSeek on all Folketing-issued devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 21 Feb 2025United States — Georgia · stateGeorgia Technology Authority (memo released by Gov. Brian Kemp)Added DeepSeek to Georgia's prohibited technology lists, barring its installation, use or access on state-owned or state-controlled IT systems and devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 20 Feb 2025United States — Pennsylvania · statePennsylvania Treasury Department (Treasurer Stacy Garrity)Banned DeepSeek from all Treasury-issued devices and blocked the app and website on the Treasury network.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 20 Feb 2025United States — Florida · stateFlorida Chief Financial Officer (Department of Financial Services), Directive 2025-01Prohibited downloading, installing or using DeepSeek on Department of Financial Services devices and on any device with access to its network.VerifiedBan on government useApplies from 19 Feb 2025Official document →Archived copy
- 17 Feb 2025South KoreaPersonal Information Protection Commission (개인정보보호위원회)At PIPC's recommendation, DeepSeek suspended new downloads of its app in Korean app stores from 18:00 on 15 Feb 2025 pending privacy fixes.VerifiedApp store removalApplies from 15 Feb 2025Official document →Archived copy
- 14 Feb 2025Australia — Victoria · stateAdministrative Guideline under the Public Administration Act 2004Requires Victorian public service bodies and public entities to prevent installation of and remove DeepSeek products on government systems and devices unless a business-use exemption is approved.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 14 Feb 2025Australia — New South Wales · stateNSW Department of Customer Service (Cyber Security NSW)Circular DCS-2025-01 requires all NSW government agencies to block and remove DeepSeek on government-issued devices and on personal devices used for government business, unless there is a legitimate business need.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 13 Feb 2025DenmarkStatens It (Danish Agency for Governmental IT Services)Statens It blocked access to DeepSeek on state employees' work computers and recommended uninstalling it on mobile devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 12 Feb 2025United States — Oregon · stateOregon Enterprise Information Services, Cyber Security Services (State CISO)Directed executive branch agencies to block DeepSeek on state network resources and state mobile devices and to add it to the covered vendors list.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 11 Feb 2025United States — Virginia · stateGovernor of Virginia (Gov. Glenn Youngkin), Executive Order 46 (2025)Barred state employees and contractors from downloading or using DeepSeek apps on government-issued devices and anyone from using them over state-run wireless networks, with removal required by 12 Feb 2025.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →
- 11 Feb 2025Australia — Tasmania · stateDirection under the Tasmanian Government Protective Security Policy Framework (TAS-PSPF)Requires heads of agency to prevent access, use or installation of DeepSeek on Tasmanian Government systems and devices and remove existing products, effective immediately.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 10 Feb 2025United States — New York · stateOffice of the Governor of New York (Gov. Kathy Hochul) and the NYS Office of Information Technology ServicesBanned downloading the DeepSeek app on ITS-managed state government devices and networks.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 6 Feb 2025United States — North Carolina · stateNorth Carolina Department of Information Technology (NCDIT)Added DeepSeek to the state's high-risk applications policy: state agency staff may not install or use it, or its website, on state-issued devices or on the state network.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 6 Feb 2025Australia — Western Australia · statecyber security directionRequires WA Government entities to prevent access, use or installation of DeepSeek on government devices and remove existing instances, reporting compliance by 19 Feb 2025.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 6 Feb 2025Australia — Queensland · stateQueensland Government (QGEA DeepSeek products, applications and web services policy)Prohibits access, use or installation of DeepSeek on any government-provided ICT services, facilities and devices and requires removal of existing instances.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 5 Feb 2025Australia — South Australia · stateSACSF Ruling 4 (South Australian Cyber Security Framework)Requires SA public sector agencies to remove and block DeepSeek products, applications and web services on all SA Government systems and devices and tells staff not to use it for government work.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 4 Feb 2025AustraliaSecretary of the Department of Home Affairs (PSPF Direction 001-2025)Requires Australian Government entities to prevent access, use or installation of DeepSeek products, applications and web services and remove existing instances from all government systems and devices.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 3 Feb 2025TaiwanExecutive Yuan (Premier Cho Jung-tai)Ordered that public agencies fully stop using DeepSeek AI services (cloud, app and locally downloaded versions), with approved exceptions for public universities and research bodies.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 31 Jan 2025United States — Texas · stateOffice of the Governor of Texas (Gov. Greg Abbott), via the Statewide Security Plan for Prohibited Technologies (DPS and DIR)Added DeepSeek (with RedNote, Lemon8, Webull, Tiger Brokers and Moomoo) to the prohibited technologies list, banning it from all state-owned devices and networks and from personal devices used for state business.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 31 Jan 2025TaiwanMinistry of Digital Affairs (數位發展部)Told public agencies (and, by extension, critical infrastructure operators and government-funded foundations) that they must not use / must restrict DeepSeek AI products, under the 2019 Executive Yuan principles on products that endanger national cyber security.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 30 Jan 2025United States — Nevada · stateState of Nevada Information Security Committee, with the State CISO and State CIOAdded 'DeepSeek AI' to Nevada's Banned Technology List (S.6.02.07.A), banning its use by state agencies and authorised users.VerifiedBan on government useOfficial document →Archived copy
- 30 Jan 2025ItalyGarante per la protezione dei dati personali (Italian Data Protection Authority)Ordered an urgent, definitive limitation on processing the personal data of people in Italy by Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence and Beijing DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence, blocking the DeepSeek chatbot service for Italian users.VerifiedData-processing orderOfficial document →Archived copy
How this thread is kept
Every entry links to the official document itself: the order, law, filing or statement, with an archived copy where one exists. Steps known only from news reports are left out, so our count can be lower than press tallies. New entries are added when we find their official text. How the Record works · Report an error or a missing measure