Germany Orders Apple and Google to Delist DeepSeek AI App Over Illegal Data Transfers
Germany’s senior data privacy regulator has officially declared the Chinese AI service DeepSeek illegal under national law, citing unauthorized transfers of user data to China. The regulator has formally instructed Apple and Google to remove the DeepSeek app from their German app stores. Earlier in May, authorities demanded DeepSeek implement data protection measures or face delisting; the company did not respond. This decision underscores growing regulatory scrutiny of foreign AI services handling European user data.
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This regulatory action focuses on data privacy and app compliance rather than cryptocurrency markets, making its direct impact on trading minimal. Similar past events—like China’s 2021 ban on crypto mining—affected digital asset flows, but this case involves an AI app, not tokens. Traders are unlikely to shift positions based on app-store policies, so market behavior should remain stable in both the short and long term.