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Apple removes ICE tracking apps (Original Post) Greg_In_SF 2 hrs ago OP
From the link: cbabe 2 hrs ago #1
land of the free and home of the brave LyfeTimeDem 2 hrs ago #2
I wonder if the next iOS update will "wash" it from the phones where it's already installed. CincyDem 2 hrs ago #3
If you're wondering how Apple would've reacted to the Nazi takeover in 1934 Germany LetMyPeopleVote 1 hr ago #4
As a longtime Apple consumer, they will hear from me today. Maru Kitteh 1 hr ago #5

cbabe

(5,663 posts)
1. From the link:
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:02 PM
2 hrs ago

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents after coming under pressure from the Trump administration.

ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app that lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple’s App Store as of Friday. The developer had confirmed its removal on Thursday evening.

“We just received a message from Apple’s App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to “objectionable content’,” ICEBlock said in a social media post. “The only thing we can imagine is this is due to pressure from the Trump Admin. We have responded and we’ll fight this!”

The developer said last month that it had more than 1 million users. Even though it has been removed from the app marketplace, those who have already downloaded the app should still be able to use it.

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CincyDem

(7,245 posts)
3. I wonder if the next iOS update will "wash" it from the phones where it's already installed.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 01:31 PM
2 hrs ago

LetMyPeopleVote

(170,591 posts)
4. If you're wondering how Apple would've reacted to the Nazi takeover in 1934 Germany
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:25 PM
1 hr ago

If you're wondering how Apple would've reacted to the Nazi takeover in 1934 Germany, we now have a definitive answer: At the request of Pam Bondi and the fascist authoritarian Trump regime, Apple is pulling all Gestapo ICE trackers from its app store. tinyurl.com/5bz96nys

Bill Madden (@maddenifico.bsky.social) 2025-10-03T16:05:10.936Z

Maru Kitteh

(30,750 posts)
5. As a longtime Apple consumer, they will hear from me today.
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 02:29 PM
1 hr ago

Nope. I’m not having this.


FUCK ICE. And fuck donald, too.

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