"The anonymous, crowd-sourced app describes itself as "Waze but for ICE sightings," and claims to serve as an early warning system informing people when ICE agents are nearby. The app was launched in April and garnered hundreds of thousands of downloads, but it was only after Attorney General Pam Bondi put Apple on notice, demanding the app be pulled from the App Store, that the company made it unavailable."
"NPR asked the Justice Department for more information about its request but did not get a response. Since the app never had an Android version, it was not on Google's Play Store. Still, a company spokesperson told NPR that it, too, "removed similar apps for violations of our policies," falling in line with Apple's actions. The developer of ICEBlock, Joshua Aaron, said he made the app in response to the Trump administration's stepped up immigration enforcement."
Apple removed the ICEBlock app from its App Store citing safety risks after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded its removal. ICEBlock was an anonymous, crowd-sourced app describing itself as "Waze but for ICE sightings," launched in April and downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. NPR sought details from the Justice Department but received no response. Google said it removed similar apps for policy violations, though ICEBlock had no Android version. Developer Joshua Aaron said he created the app in response to increased immigration enforcement, blamed political pressure after the removal, and vowed to fight.
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