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References: AT -> IA & Megalodon; Replace unarchivable Reuters with alternative and archive

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	===Market Control===		===Market Control===
	According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek chatbot market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web ~~\|publisher=StatCounter~~ \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~archive~~.is/~~stjr5~~ \|archive-date=2026~~-03-09~~ \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com}}</ref>.		According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek chatbot market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0416-0436-09/https://gs.statcounter.com:443/ai-chatbot-market-share \|archive-date=15 Apr 2026 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com \|publisher=StatCounter}}</ref>.

	==Censorship and biases==		==Censorship and biases==
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	===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===		===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===
	On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researchers discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation histories.		On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researchers discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation histories.
	<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/\|~~title~~=~~DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records~~\|~~first~~=~~Lars\|last=Daniel~~\|date=~~2025-02-01~~\|work=Forbes}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Daniel \|first=Lars \|date=2025-02-01 \|title=DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260206122059/https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/ \|archive-date=6 Feb 2026 \|work=Forbes}}</ref>
	<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/\|~~title~~=~~DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User~~ and ~~Device Data Due~~ to ~~Lack~~ of ~~Encryption~~\|work=Quorum Cyber~~\|date=2025-02-26~~}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2025-02-26 \|title=DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User and Device Data Due to Lack of Encryption \|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260317214033/https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/ \|archive-date=17 Mar 2026 \|work=Quorum Cyber}}</ref>

	===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===		===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===
	In 2025, Italy and Germany banned the DeepSeek mobile application from the [[Apple]] App Store and [[Google]] Play Store due to data management and protection not complying with the [[General Data Protection Regulation\|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.~~reuters~~.com/~~sustainability/boards~~-~~policy~~-~~regulation/deepseek~~-~~faces~~-~~expulsion~~-~~app~~-~~stores~~-~~germany~~-~~2025~~-06-27/\|~~title~~=~~DeepSeek~~ faces ban ~~from Apple, Google app stores~~ in ~~Germany\|work=Reuters\|date=2025~~-06-27\|~~first1~~=~~Hakan~~\|~~last1=Ersen\|first2=Miranda\|last2~~=~~Murray~~}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use\|~~title~~=~~DeepSeek~~ blocked ~~from~~ some app stores ~~in Italy amid~~ questions on data use\|~~first1=Robert\|last1=Booth\|first2=Jakub\|last2=Krupa\|first3=Angela\|last3~~=~~Giuffrida~~\|work=TheGuardian~~\|date=2025-01-29~~}}</ref>		In 2025, Italy and Germany banned the DeepSeek mobile application from the [[Apple]] App Store and [[Google]] Play Store due to data management and protection not complying with the [[General Data Protection Regulation\|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Montti \|first1=Roger \|last2= \|first2= \|date=2025-06-27 \|title=DeepSeek App Faces Ban In Germany For Illegal Transfer Of User Data \|url=https://www.searchenginejournal.com/deepseek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213165658/https://www.searchenginejournal.com/deepseek-app-faces-ban-in-germany-for-illegal-transfer-of-user-data/550172/ \|archive-date=13 Feb 2026 \|work=Search Engine Journal}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web \|last1=Booth \|first1=Robert \|last2=Krupa \|first2=Jakub \|last3=Giuffrida \|first3=Angela \|date=2025-01-29 \|title=DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260215024119/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use \|archive-date=15 Feb 2026 \|work=TheGuardian}}</ref>

ClippyWantsToHelp: Modified description to mention privacy concerns; improved writing; added links on the "See Also" section

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Modified description to mention privacy concerns; improved writing; added links on the "See Also" section

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	\|Website=https://www.deepseek.com/		\|Website=https://www.deepseek.com/
	\|Logo=DeepSeek_logo.svg		\|Logo=DeepSeek_logo.svg
	\|Description=Chinese company developer of the DeepSeek large language models		\|Description=Chinese company developer of the DeepSeek large language models that have privacy concerns for their data management collected from cloud services and mobile application.
	\|CompanyAlias= Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd.		\|CompanyAlias= Hangzhou DeepSeek Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd.
	}}		}}
	[[wikipedia:DeepSeek\|'''DeepSeek''']] is a ~~chinese~~ artificial intelligence company founded on 17 July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng. It develops the [[wikipedia:DeepSeek_(chatbot)\|DeepSeek large language model]] (LLM).		[[wikipedia:DeepSeek\|'''DeepSeek''']] is a Chinese artificial intelligence company founded on 17 July 2023 by Liang Wenfeng. It develops the [[wikipedia:DeepSeek_(chatbot)\|DeepSeek large language model]] (LLM).

	==Consumer-impact summary==		==Consumer-impact summary==
	===User Freedom===		===User Freedom===
	In order to use the model from the official website or application, it is required to log in or create an account. However, ~~the model~~ can be downloaded, run locally and ~~modify its~~ components as ~~it is~~ distributed under the MIT license.		In order to use the model from the official website or application, it is required to log in or create an account. However, models can be downloaded and run locally. The code and the components can be modified as the models are distributed under the MIT license.
	The service provided from the official websites and applications offer unlimited conversations with the most recent models and features.		The service provided from the official websites and applications offer unlimited conversations with the most recent models and features.

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	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
	DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by fee ~~per~~ 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek\|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>		DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by a fee for every 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek\|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>

	===Market Control===		===Market Control===
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	==Censorship and biases==		==Censorship and biases==
	[[File:DeepSeek_when_asked_about_Xi_Jinping_and_Narendra_Modi.png\|thumb\|A screenshot that shows a reply censorship when asked the model if Xi Jinping is an autocrat in nature. If it is asked the model the same question but with a non-chinese politician, it replies with a balanced answer]]		[[File:DeepSeek_when_asked_about_Xi_Jinping_and_Narendra_Modi.png\|thumb\|A screenshot that shows a reply censorship when asked the model if Xi Jinping is an autocrat in nature. If it is asked the model the same question but with a non-chinese politician, it replies with a more balanced answer]]
	The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government, such as Tianmen Square Massacre, Taiwan's and Hong Kong's political statuses. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive for the Chinese government", it will either block the reply and set a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." pre-fabricated message or deny about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the chinese API.		The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government, such as Tianmen Square Massacre, Taiwan's and Hong Kong's political statuses. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive for the Chinese government", it will either block the reply and set a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." pre-fabricated message or deny about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the chinese API.

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	===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===		===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===
	On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity ~~researches~~ discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation ~~history~~.		On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researchers discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation histories.
	<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/\|title=DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records\|first=Lars\|last=Daniel\|date=2025-02-01\|work=Forbes}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/\|title=DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records\|first=Lars\|last=Daniel\|date=2025-02-01\|work=Forbes}}</ref>
	<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/\|title=DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User and Device Data Due to Lack of Encryption\|work=Quorum Cyber\|date=2025-02-26}}</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/\|title=DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User and Device Data Due to Lack of Encryption\|work=Quorum Cyber\|date=2025-02-26}}</ref>

	===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===		===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===
	In 2025, in Italy and Germany the DeepSeek mobile application from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store ~~was banned~~ due to ~~the~~ data management.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/deepseek-faces-expulsion-app-stores-germany-2025-06-27/\|title=DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany\|work=Reuters\|date=2025-06-27\|first1=Hakan\|last1=Ersen\|first2=Miranda\|last2=Murray}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use\|title=DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use\|first1=Robert\|last1=Booth\|first2=Jakub\|last2=Krupa\|first3=Angela\|last3=Giuffrida\|work=TheGuardian\|date=2025-01-29}}</ref>		In 2025, Italy and Germany banned the DeepSeek mobile application from the [[Apple]] App Store and [[Google]] Play Store due to data management and protection not complying with the [[General Data Protection Regulation\|GDPR]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/deepseek-faces-expulsion-app-stores-germany-2025-06-27/\|title=DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany\|work=Reuters\|date=2025-06-27\|first1=Hakan\|last1=Ersen\|first2=Miranda\|last2=Murray}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use\|title=DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use\|first1=Robert\|last1=Booth\|first2=Jakub\|last2=Krupa\|first3=Angela\|last3=Giuffrida\|work=TheGuardian\|date=2025-01-29}}</ref>


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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Ph-C-SA}}~~		*[[ChatGPT]]
			*[[Claude]]
			*[[Google Gemini]]

	==References==		==References==

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	===User Privacy===		===User Privacy===
	Using the chatbot from the official website, application or via the official API has raised several privacy concerns as how the company gathers and uses users data. Researches in South Korea found that the data collected is sent to [[ByteDance]]. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250218135802/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250218005300315</ref>		Using the chatbot from the official website, application or via the official API has raised several privacy concerns as how the company gathers and uses users data. Researches in South Korea found that the data collected is sent to [[ByteDance]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250218005300315\|title=DeepSeek sent S. Korean user data to China's ByteDance: regulator\|first=Kim\|last=Hyun-soo\|date=2025-02-18\|work=Yonhap News Agency\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250218135802/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250218005300315\|archivedate=2025-02-18\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
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	===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===		===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===
	On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researches discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation history.		On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researches discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation history.
	<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/\|title=DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 1 Million Sensitive Records\|first=Lars\|last=Daniel\|date=2025-02-01\|work=Forbes}}</ref>
	<ref>https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/</ref>		<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/\|title=DeepSeek App Exposes Sensitive User and Device Data Due to Lack of Encryption\|work=Quorum Cyber\|date=2025-02-26}}</ref>

	===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===		===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===
	In 2025, in Italy and Germany the DeepSeek mobile application from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store was banned due to the data management. <ref>https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/deepseek-faces-expulsion-app-stores-germany-2025-06-27/</ref> <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use</ref>		In 2025, in Italy and Germany the DeepSeek mobile application from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store was banned due to the data management.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/deepseek-faces-expulsion-app-stores-germany-2025-06-27/\|title=DeepSeek faces ban from Apple, Google app stores in Germany\|work=Reuters\|date=2025-06-27\|first1=Hakan\|last1=Ersen\|first2=Miranda\|last2=Murray}}</ref> <ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use\|title=DeepSeek blocked from some app stores in Italy amid questions on data use\|first1=Robert\|last1=Booth\|first2=Jakub\|last2=Krupa\|first3=Angela\|last3=Giuffrida\|work=TheGuardian\|date=2025-01-29}}</ref>

Mr Pollo at 21:11, 17 March 2026

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	===Business Model===		===Business Model===
	DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by fee per 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek ~~\|date=Unknown date~~ \|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>		DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by fee per 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek\|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>

	===Market Control===		===Market Control===

ClippyWantsToHelp at 05:53, 14 March 2026

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	This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].		This is a list of all consumer-protection incidents this company is involved in. Any incidents not mentioned here can be found in the [[:Category:{{FULLPAGENAME}}\|{{PAGENAME}} category]].
	===Mobile application collecting user data===
			===Security breach (Jan. 2025)===
			On January 29 2025, a group of cibersecurity researches discovered over 1 million unencrypted sensitive records were leaked. This affected iOS users and information exposed include device information and conversation history.
			<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2025/02/01/deepseek-data-leak-exposes--1000000-sensitive-records/</ref>
			<ref>https://www.quorumcyber.com/threat-intelligence/deepseek-app-exposes-sensitive-user-and-device-data-due-to-lack-of-encryption/</ref>

			===Mobile application collecting user data (2025)===
			In 2025, in Italy and Germany the DeepSeek mobile application from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store was banned due to the data management. <ref>https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/deepseek-faces-expulsion-app-stores-germany-2025-06-27/</ref> <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/deepseek-blocked-some-app-stores-italy-questions-data-use</ref>

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	===Market Control===		===Market Control===
	According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=StatCounter \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/stjr5 \|archive-date=2026-03-09 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com}}</ref>.		According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek chatbot market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=StatCounter \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/stjr5 \|archive-date=2026-03-09 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com}}</ref>.

	==Censorship and biases==		==Censorship and biases==

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	==Censorship and biases==		==Censorship and biases==
			[[File:DeepSeek_when_asked_about_Xi_Jinping_and_Narendra_Modi.png\|thumb\|A screenshot that shows a reply censorship when asked the model if Xi Jinping is an autocrat in nature. If it is asked the model the same question but with a non-chinese politician, it replies with a balanced answer]]
	The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government, such as Tianmen Square Massacre, Taiwan's and Hong Kong's political statuses. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive for the Chinese government", it will either block the reply and set a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." pre-fabricated message or deny about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the chinese API.		The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government, such as Tianmen Square Massacre, Taiwan's and Hong Kong's political statuses. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive for the Chinese government", it will either block the reply and set a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." pre-fabricated message or deny about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the chinese API.

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	==Censorship and biases==		==Censorship and biases==
	The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive", it will either block the reply and ~~setting~~ a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." message or ~~denying~~ about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the API.		The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government, such as Tianmen Square Massacre, Taiwan's and Hong Kong's political statuses. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive for the Chinese government", it will either block the reply and set a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." pre-fabricated message or deny about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the chinese API.

	An example of censorship occurs when the user sends a prompt containing "Taiwan is a country". This causes the model to claim that Taiwan is a "special administrative region of China" or to block the output if the model ~~confirms~~ the region is a country. {{Citation needed}}		An example of censorship occurs when the user sends a prompt containing "Taiwan is a country". This causes the model to claim that Taiwan is a "special administrative region of China" or to block the output if the model replies with a message confirming the region is a country. {{Citation needed}}

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

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	According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=StatCounter \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/stjr5 \|archive-date=2026-03-09 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com}}</ref>.		According to StatCounter as of February 2026, DeepSeek market share is 0.01% <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=StatCounter \|date=Feb 2026 \|title=AI Chatbot Market Share Worldwide \|url=https://gs.statcounter.com/ai-chatbot-market-share \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.is/stjr5 \|archive-date=2026-03-09 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=statcounter.com}}</ref>.

	==Censorship==		==Censorship and biases==
			The DeepSeek language models have heavy censorship of topics and information that is sensitive to the Chinese government. If the user asks the model about information catalogued as "sensitive", it will either block the reply and setting a "Sorry, that's beyond my current scope. Let's talk about something else." message or denying about it. {{Citation needed}} However, the censorship can be bypassed by adding additional instructions or by using the models from outside the API.

			An example of censorship occurs when the user sends a prompt containing "Taiwan is a country". This causes the model to claim that Taiwan is a "special administrative region of China" or to block the output if the model confirms the region is a country. {{Citation needed}}

	==Incidents==		==Incidents==

ClippyWantsToHelp: /* Business Model */ fixed typo

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Business Model: fixed typo

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	Using the chatbot from the official website, application or via the official API has raised several privacy concerns as how the company gathers and uses users data. Researches in South Korea found that the data collected is sent to [[ByteDance]]. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250218135802/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250218005300315</ref>		Using the chatbot from the official website, application or via the official API has raised several privacy concerns as how the company gathers and uses users data. Researches in South Korea found that the data collected is sent to [[ByteDance]]. <ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20250218135802/https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250218005300315</ref>

	===~~Bussiness~~ Model===		===Business Model===
	DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by fee per 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek \|date=Unknown date \|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>		DeepSeek grants access to the APIs of their models by fee per 1M tokens. <ref>{{Cite web \|publisher=DeepSeek \|date=Unknown date \|title=Models & Pricing \|url=https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260308122355/https://api-docs.deepseek.com/quick_start/pricing \|archive-date=2026-03-08 \|access-date=13 Mar 2026 \|website=DeepSeek Api Docs}}</ref>