10/03/2025

Apples Bows to Pressure from Trump, DOJ

The company removed an app allowing people to report ICE agent sightings

Apple has removed an app that utilizes crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents, apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities, including the Department of Justice (DOJ).

ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app 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.

"We just received a message from Apple's App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to 'objectionable content,'" the developer 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!"

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