Texas Bans DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8

Texas becomes first state to ban DeepSeek, Rednote on government devices after fury over China-backed apps
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 brings the ban hammer down on DeepSeek and RedNote
Texas Governor, Greg Abbott has banned the AI chatbot DeepSeek for state-issued devices, sighting data privacy and national security concerns.
Texas bans DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8 & more from government devices
Texas has banned the use of DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8, and a few Chinese stock-trading apps from government devices.
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.
In addition to TikTok, these 6 apps are 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.
Governor Abbott bans Chinese AI, social media apps on state-issued devices
AUSTIN - Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced a ban on the use of Chinese AI and various social media apps on state-issued devices.On Friday, the governor;s
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