#app-store-removal

#app-store-removal

The developer of ICEBlock, an iPhone app that anonymously tracks the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, has sued the Trump administration for free speech violations after Apple removed the service from its app store under demands from the White House. The suit, filed on Monday in federal court in Washington, asks a judge to declare that the administration violated the First Amendment when it threatened to criminally prosecute the app's developer and pressured Apple to make the app unavailable for download, which the tech company did in October.

The Sims Mobile app has been taken off app stores ahead of a planned sunset for the game in January 2026. The news about the app, a favourite amongst queer gamers, was announced by Electronic Arts on Sunday (19 October) and then on social media a day later. In a blog post EA explained the plan for the next few months including event rollouts and the eventual server shut down in the new year.

ICEBlock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just for doing their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an intolerable red line that cannot be crossed.