"Not only did the Big Tech giant comply, but it also removed other apps with similar ICE-notification and -documentation functions, to the protests of myriad Americans. (Google's Play Store, which never hosted ICEBlock, also followed suit with those other, similar apps.) By the time it was delisted, Aaron tells me, ICEBlock had "over 1.14 million users," and it was "adding 15,000 to 20,000 a day.""
"On Monday, Aaron filed a federal lawsuit against Bondi and three other Trump administration officials, including White House "border czar" Tom Homan, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, accusing them of violating the First Amendment by coercing a private entity to censor speech and threatening prosecution over the exercise of protected speech. The 39-page suit, which requests a jury trial, asks the D.C. court to bar the Trump administration from demanding that Apple"
ICEBlock is an iOS-exclusive app that allows users to anonymously notify others of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers within five miles. A CNN segment and remarks from Attorney General Pam Bondi coincided with rapid adoption, conservative demands for investigation, and targeted exposure of the developer's wife leading to her job loss. Apple removed ICEBlock and similar apps after Bondi's instruction, and Google removed comparable apps from its Play Store. Aaron reported over 1.14 million users and tens of thousands of daily additions before delisting. Aaron sued Bondi and other officials, alleging coercion of a private company to censor speech and First Amendment violations.
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