Controversial app ICEBlock has been removed from the Apple App Store after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded its removal, suggesting it was being used to harm ICE agents.ICEBlock removed from
Controversial app ICEBlock has been removed from the Apple App Store after Attorney General Pam Bondi demanded its removal, suggesting it was being used to harm ICE agents.

Smartphone screen showing ICEBlock app in App Store, featuring an ice cube icon, 3.9 rating, age 9, and ranks 2 in social networking.
ICEBlock removed from Apple App Store

Apple has had to deal with many requests from countries, usually authoritarian in nature, to remove apps or services they deem unsafe. After unconstitutional attacks against the developer's freedom of speech, the United States government chose a new tactic.

According to a report from Business Insider, Attorney General Pam Bondi says the Department of Justice demanded the removal of the app ICEBlock from the App Store. Given the legal authority of the entity, Apple had no choice but to comply.


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