Federal pressure on Apple and Google enabled the removal of community‑protection apps tracking ICE activity, advancing a new phase of digital repression. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #AppStores #CivilRights #Immigration #TheTechPress
No Kings, No Monopolies: How App Store Gatekeepers Enable Authoritarianism | TechPolicy.Press
Meher Sethi discusses how the app-store duopoly enables government pressure, including censorship of apps like ICEBlock, and poses growing risks to democracy.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Federal pressure on Apple and Google enabled the removal of community‑protection apps tracking ICE activity, advancing a new phase of digital repression. #Trump #DHS #ICE #DigitalRepression #AppStores #CivilRights #Immigration #TheTechPress