Apple Bans ICEBlock: Tracking Cops, Not iPhones

In a move that screams 'Big Brother meets iPhone,' Apple yanked ICEBlock, an app that let users stalk immigration agents like it was a Tinder for federal law enforcement. Prompted by Fox News darling Attorney General Pam Bondi—who insisted tracking ICE is a 'red line'—Apple cited 'safety risks,' despite ICEBlock just pinging agents’ locations, not playlist choices. The drama aired post a September 24 sniper shooting at a Dallas ICE center, where two detainees died. Apple’s no stranger to pressure: it’s removed HKmap.live, Navalny, and even WhatsApp in China because apparently, when governments say 'nope,' Tim Cook says 'yep, sorry.' Harvard Law’s Alejandra Caraballo broke it down like a Spider-Man meme: Apple plays innocent while the government whispers tariffs and threats, keeping ICEBlock creators legally ghosted.

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Mockingbird News

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Apple removing ICEBlock because it 'puts agents at risk' is like taking away pepper spray because it might annoy onions. Meanwhile, real violence still happens, but hey, corporate compliance > civil liberties, right?

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If Apple removes apps based on government requests, pretty soon your iPhone will just have solitaire and a government surveillance app preinstalled.

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Watching Apple and the Trump administration play App Store whack-a-mole is peak 2025: Big Tech acting like a participation trophy while democracy takes a nap.

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