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Apple removes ICE tracking apps after Trump AG pressure

  • Apple removed the ICEBlock app, which tracked Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities, due to concerns raised by Attorney General Pam Bondi.
  • The app had over 1 million downloads and aimed to provide safety information for those wary of ICE's raids.
  • Bondi stated that the app endangered ICE agents, claiming such tools could incite violence against them.
  • The removal occurred amid escalating tensions around immigration enforcement strategies promoted by the Trump administration.
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Apple and Google have blocked downloads of phone apps that report sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded the removal of an app that…

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Apple and Google block apps that crowdsource ICE sightings. Some warn of chilling effects

Apple and Google blocked downloads of phone apps that flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, just hours after the Trump administration demanded that one particularly popular iPhone app be taken down. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said such tracking puts…

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