A Deep-See On DeepSeek: How Italy’s Ban Might Shape AI Oversight

In the latest move to regulate fast-rising artificial intelligence platforms, yesterday, on January 30th, Italy’s Data Protection Authority (the Garante) has banned the Chinese AI platform DeepSeek, ordering “as a matter of urgency and with immediate effect, the limitation on processing of Italian users’ data”. DeepSeek, which soared to the top of Apple’s and Google’s app stores in several markets, must now cease processing the personal data of Italian users while it is also under…