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Apple pressured to explain Trump role in ICE-tracking app removals

Ars Technica
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ApplePolicyCensorshipDepartment of Homeland SecurityDonald Trump

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  • the headline was changed: Apple worked with Trump admin pressured to remove explain Trump role in ICE-tracking apps, lawmaker saysapp removals

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Apple continues to face opposition for removing ICE-tracking apps like ICEBlock from the App Store, a step that seemed to be triggered by Trump administration claims that the apps endangered.

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