Overview

• On June 27, Berlin’s Data Protection Authority led by Meike Kamp invoked the EU Digital Services Act to report DeepSeek as illegal content and demand its removal from Apple’s and Google’s German app stores.
• Kamp alleges that DeepSeek transfers personal data of German users to China without demonstrating safeguards equivalent to those required by EU data protection law.
• Under DSA rules, Apple and Google must promptly review the authority’s notification and decide whether to delist the open-source AI chatbot.
• DeepSeek remains accessible outside official app stores via web browsers and direct downloads while the company faces ongoing global privacy investigations.
• Regulators in South Korea, Italy, Taiwan and Australia have already initiated probes or bans, reflecting growing international concern over DeepSeek’s data practices.