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US DeepSeek government ban Developing

First reported Oct 19, 4:02 PM ET by Politico · ongoing, 44 hours so far

China defends DeepSeek after U.S. ban of its AI from government systems (opens the original story in a new tab)

NBC NewsOct 20, 11:33 PM

7 / 27 outletsNot yet: Bloomberg, Reuters, New York Post, Newsweek +16

Videos: 3
Articles: 8
YouTube views: 246
Running: 44h

How the story spread

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How each outlet covered it

7 outlets, in order of their first story; headlines link to the original · 1 more on YouTube only

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Outlet	First seen	Articles	First headline
Politico	Oct 19, 4:02 PM First	1	DeepSeek barred from government agency IT systems
The Hill	Oct 19, 5:43 PM	2	DHS orders removal of DeepSeek from government agency IT systems
The Epoch Times	Oct 19, 6:01 PM	1	US Orders DeepSeek Removed From Federal Government Systems
CNBC	Oct 20, 2:25 AM	1	U.S. bans DeepSeek from government agency systems amid AI rift with China
Breitbart	Oct 20, 12:47 PM	1	Trump Administration Orders Federal Agencies to Remove China’s DeepSeek AI from Government Systems
The New York Times	Oct 20, 4:37 PM	1	China Condemns U.S. Ban on DeepSeek A.I. in Government Systems
NBC News	Oct 20, 11:33 PM	1	China defends DeepSeek after U.S. ban of its AI from government systems

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