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FILE - Buildings are reflected behind the logo at an Apple Store, in downtown Chicago, Oct. 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File)

Apple has taken down an app that uses crowdsourcing to flag sightings of U.S. immigration agents , apparently after being pressured by U.S. authorities.

ICEBlock, a free iPhone-only app lets users anonymously report and monitor activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, was no longer available on Apple's App Store as of Friday.

“We just received a message from Apple’s App Review that #ICEBlock has been removed from the App Store due to “objectionable content',” the developer said in a social media post. “The only thing we can imagine is this is due to pressure from t

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