"The makers of , the community-based reporting app for ICE sightings and activity, are suing the federal government, "unlawful threats" made by Trump administration officials led to the app's removal from app stores. The suit centers on free speech violations and accuses the administration of coercing Apple into taking down the app in October. Google began taking down similar apps around the same time."
"Josh Aaron developed ICEBlock in response to the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration. The app allowed users to pin ICE agent locations on a map as well as add notes such as what agents were wearing or the kind of vehicle they were driving. The app would then alert users within a five-mile radius of the sighting. The White House called the app "an incitement of further violence against... ICE officers" and sought its removal."
ICEBlock was a community-based reporting app that let users pin ICE agent locations, add descriptive notes about clothing and vehicles, and alert users within a five-mile radius of sightings. The makers are suing the federal government, alleging that unlawful threats by Trump administration officials coerced Apple into removing the app from app stores in October. Google removed similar apps around the same time. The White House characterized the app as an incitement to violence against ICE officers. Apple said it removed the app after receiving law enforcement information about safety risks, noting links to tracking apps used by a Dallas attacker.
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