Apple’s decision to comply with an order to remove ICEBlock from the App Store goes against its previous stance to stand for the rights of its users, former Apple employees have declared.
ICEBlock in the App Store, pre-removal
ICEBlock in the App Store, pre-removal
On October 2, after receiving a demand from the Department of Justice, Apple removed the controversial ICEBlock app from the App Store. Given the legal authority of the DoJ and Attorney General Pam Bondi, Apple was seemingly compelled to comply.
While Apple may have felt it was best to take the app down, which was a crowdsourced app for revealing the location of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in the United States, some believe it wasn’t the morally right decision.