The second Trump administration has seen a series of capitulations by major companies to the White House. Now, President Donald Trump’s threats have taken a bite out of another major brand: Apple announced it has removed several apps from its store that allowed users to report sightings of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The most prominent of these apps, ICEBlock, has pledged to fight the move, which seemed to come directly at the behest of the Trump administration.
Reportedly had 1 million users
The exact number of apps removed from the App Store isn’t clear, but Apple made its removal of ICEBlock the focal point. The company “created the App Store to be a safe and trusted place to discover apps,” Apple said in a statement to several media outlets. Based on “informatio