DeepSeek · Governance

Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 4 mo

How DeepSeek's governance documents and clauses have shifted over time, by document, provision, and change direction.

DeepSeek has made 17 significant policy changes since monitoring began in May 2026 (4 mo).
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Documents Affected

DeepSeek Model License
17 changes
DeepSeek gives anyone who obtains the Software a free, unrestricted right to use, modify, distribute, sublicense, and sell it. The only requirement is that you keep the copyright and permission …
Sep 18, 2026
DeepSeek updated their DeepSeek Model License on September 18, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) removed, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 3 sentences after update.
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All Changes (17)

Sep 18, 2026
DeepSeek updated their DeepSeek Model License on September 18, 2026. Change detected: 2 sentence(s) removed, 1 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 3 sentences after update.
DeepSeek Model License
Aug 30, 2026
The detected change in DeepSeek's repository appears to reflect only administrative updates to the GitHub project page (issue count changed from 11 to 10), not substantive changes to the MIT …
low neutral DeepSeek Model License
Aug 21, 2026
The change detected on August 21, 2026 involved a minor metadata update to the DeepSeek-R1 repository LICENSE file. The substantive MIT License text remained unchanged. The detected modification affected repository …
low neutral DeepSeek Model License
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