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ICEBlock App Developer Sues Trump Officials, Claims Apple Was Pressured to Remove App
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He actually got the year wrong since the censorship issue he's referring to happened in 2021-22.
According to your logic, judicial GAG orders are also unconstitutional, but yet, here we are.
People don't have a constitutional right to help people evade arrest.
I wouldn't hire you to be my lawyer.
If we are gonna ban ICE block on the premise that providing information about things occurring in public spaces is endangering a group of people, then we should also be banning neighborly, citizen, next door and other similar apps
they aren't law enforcement officers, when did LEO start wearing masks?
Endangering illegals? LMAO. Right. Other way around.
Glad to see MR finally reporting on this. The ICEBlock debacle is a perfect example of why alternative app distribution is important.
If LEO are put in genuine danger because of apps like this, Citizen needs to go too.
If LEO are put in genuine danger because of apps like this, Citizen needs to go too.
I would be really interested to see data on how many reports in this app resulted in people leaving the area vs people coming to the area to involve themselves in the situation.
Nobody seems to have offered any evidence in either direction.
That's a pretty big jump there Mr....It is not illegal to know who cops are, where they live, what they make, OR where a Squad Car is. You are protecting the criminals. Unless you are one of those Big Government types who think all power should be kept by politicians and they decide what you get to know.
This app developer is an idiot! The first amendment prevents the government from banning apps or restricting speech within them unless it falls into categories like incitement which this app absolutely does.
Apple App Store is a private entity so they set their rules to block apps.
Apple App Store is a private entity so they set their rules to block apps.
Criminal activity… such as?
Incitement to what? Peaceful, legal protest of what in many cases is clearly unconstitutional activity?
Please show, with specifics, how this incites or has incited anything.
Don’t forget to show your work!
Paid protesters show up with printed signs. This isn't rocket science!
I protested, will in the future, and I wasn’t paid. Who do I contact to get paid?
You didn’t show your work..because you’re making things up. It isn’t rocket science!
Nothing is peaceful with these unruly protestors who threaten federal officers.
Sounds like a sweet gig! Any ideas where to sign up?
I'm sure someone
Apparently you aren't protesting very well then. Maybe you should start a go fund me for the app developer.
Gotta watch out for those dancing octopods! Never know what they'll get up to when you aren't looking.
The first amendment does not protect against evading arrest or obstruction of justice, which is what this app was used for, to thawart law enforcement officers from executing legal warrants and allowing fugitives to escape.
In addition this is a clear violation of Apples own anti-doxxing clause.
There has never been a constitutional right to obstruct justice. ICE is collecting people with active warrants signed by a judge. Helping criminals hide is not a protected activity.
There is a massive difference between "a cop is here" for a speed trap, vs informing criminals of active raids to causing protestors and criminals to attack ICE Or block them from doing their job.
Yes they are, and for decades. If not hundreds of years. LEOs especially undercover or those whose lives are at risk will cover their faces so nut jobs dont attack them or their family. Mexico police almost exclusively mask up for the same reason.
But it is illegal to leak out the location of a warrant being served for the purpose of distrupting / obstructing justice. The app is literally called ICE BLOCK. TO BLOCK law enforcement.
I dont recall anywhere in the constitution saying its legal activity to illegally enter the country. Nor is attacking ICE. People were fooled by the "mostly peaceful protests" for george floyd, nobody believes that lie anymore, there is thousands of videos of ice vehicles and officers being attached by "Peaceful legal protests"
Please, nobody is buying it.
Here is a brief 3 second google search:
See above
So you are telling me you wasted your time, money, and life to defend illegal immigration and you didnt even get paid for it. lmao
Not even sure where to start with this...the First Amendment protects speech, and this app contained absolutely nothing but speech.
Where is this "anti-doxxing clause?" And how was this "doxxing?" The app IDed public ICE activity, not the personal information of individual agents.
They aren't, actually, and there are dozens if not hundreds of federal cases about this. In the overwhelming majority of cases, ICE is "collecting" people with administrative warrants signed by ICE with no judicial involvement whatsoever. Because in the overwhelming majority of cases, the people ICE is "collecting" aren't criminals.
There really isn't. "A cop is here" for a speed trap is in no way different than "a cop is here" for ICE activity. Both are unquestionably protected speech.
This is America, last I checked (and as people such as yourself are so fond of screaming).
No. No it absolutely is not.
This makes no sense.
No matter who asked Apple, Apple gave the reason “…your app violates Guideline 1.1.1”.
Apple removed it.
It was Apples choice! 🙄🤦♂️
Judicial gag orders are very rare, heavily scrutinized, and frequently invalidated as unconstitutional. They're only imposed when there's a substantial likelihood or material prejudice to the proceedings, and they must be narrowly tailored to serve that interest (e.g. "you can't say X," never "you can't speak at all") and supported with factual findings of specific, imminent risk. None of that applies here (and nobody is involved in a legal proceeding).