Google removes the ice application after the Apple iceblock campaign

After one day Apple has recorded the iOS app list for iCeblockGoogle confirmed to 404 media It has removed a similar application, Red Dot, from the Google Play store. According to what was reported, the company stated that it “removed the applications that share what it describes as a weak group after a recent violent work against it linked to this type of application.”

On Thursday, Apple removed iCeblock and similar applications, including Red Dot, after facing pressure from the Ministry of Justice. Public Prosecutor Pam Bondi He said to Fox News On Thursday, “Iceblock is designed to put ICE agents at risk just to take their jobs, and violence against law enforcement is an unbearable red line.” In response to this step, Iceblock developer Joshua Aaron said in a statement to 404 media The application is a “protected speech”, adding that Apple “is falling into an authoritarian system.

Both iCEBLOCK and Red Dot allow users to report unknown scenes of ICE factors and display nearby reports. Red Dot says The application combines user reports with “verified reports from multiple reliable sources” to monitor ice activity.

Google said 404 media “Iceblock was not available on Google Play, but we have removed applications similar to our policies violations,” said Google. 404 media. freedom Contact Google with a request for comment but not heard immediately.