The data authority asked Apple and Google to carry out a "timely review" about whether to ban the app or not form their respective app stores. Action in Germany could lead to a European Union-wide ban,

Germany's data protection commissioner has reportedly asked Apple and Google to remove Chinese AI startup DeepSeek from their app stores, citing so-called data security concerns. A Chinese expert on Sunday accused the groundless move as "bias" against a Chinese firm,

Germany asks Apple, Google to ban Chinese AI app DeepSeek over personal data transfers to China, citing privacy risks. Other EU countries already acted.