Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Thursday she has blocked the Chinese-based platforms DeepSeek, RedNote, and Lemon8 across executive branch devices.

Reynolds' directive bans DeepSeek and the social media apps Lemon8, RedNote, Webull, Tiger Brokers and Moomoo from state devices.

Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an executive order that bans state agencies from using Chinese owned apps marketed as an alternative to TikTok. In late 2023, Reynolds banned state agencies from ...

Texas has banned the use of DeepSeek, RedNote, Lemon8, and a few Chinese stock-trading apps from government devices.

Texas Governor, Greg Abbott has banned the AI chatbot DeepSeek for state-issued devices, sighting data privacy and national security concerns.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has banned social media and AI apps affiliated with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) on government-issued devices. TikTok, which ...

The proclamation orders adds six technologies, including DeepSeek, Lemon8 and RedNote, to the state's prohibited technologies list.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott issued a ban on Chinese AI company DeepSeek for government-issued devices, the first state to restrict the chatbot.

The new order is expected to expand restrictions to other emerging platforms, such as Lemon8 and Rednote, which are owned by ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, and other Chinese developers.