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US politics
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Why did Apple kill ICE tracking apps? Activists are determined to find out

EFF sued DOJ and DHS to obtain records about government communications that led tech platforms to remove apps used to track ICE activity.
fromLGBTQ Nation
2 weeks ago

China's censors two popular gay dating apps in ongoing anti-LGBTQ+ crackdown - LGBTQ Nation

China's main internet regulator and censorship authority ordered Apple to remove two very popular gay dating apps its App Store last weekend: Blued, an app with an estimated 56 million users; and Finka, which has 2.7 million users. The apps remain functional Chinese people who've already downloaded them, but their removal is just part of China's ongoing crackdown and censorship campaign against its LGBTQ+ citizens.
LGBT
US politics
fromSFGATE
1 month ago

How Bay Area tech giants caved to Trump admin pressure over tracking ICE

Google and Apple removed crowdsourced apps (ICEBlock, Red Dot) that mapped ICE activity, citing safety risks after pressure from the Trump administration.
US politics
fromFortune
1 month ago

ICEBlock creator devastated by Google, Apple decision to remove app after pressure from 'authoritarian regime' | Fortune

Apple and Google removed apps that flagged ICE sightings after authorities said location-tracking endangered officers, while users defended the apps as First Amendment and safety tools.
Mobile UX
fromThe Verge
1 month ago

Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple's ICEBlock crackdown

Apple and Google removed apps that map ICE agent locations, citing safety concerns, policy violations, and high risk of abuse after a reported violent incident linked to such apps.
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