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Apple pulls ICEBlock app after pressure from DOJ
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October 5, 2025
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as posted by the channelUnder pressure from the Trump administration, Apple says it's removed an app called ICEBlock — self-described as “Waze but for ICE sightings” — that's used for anonymously reporting ICE agents' locations from its app store.
ICEBlock shot to the top of app store charts this summer amid the Trump administration’s stepped-up immigration enforcement. Now, Apple says the app can no longer be downloaded on iPhones, saying it poses a risk to law enforcement. Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed the app was "designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs.” Developers said the intention was not to harm law enforcement, but to serve as an early warning system.
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