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Apple Took Down These ICE-Tracking Apps. The Developers Aren't Giving Up

Reece Rogers, Lily Hay Newman

created: Oct. 9, 2025, 5:22 p.m. | updated: Oct. 14, 2025, 12:56 p.m.

When WIRED eventually reached him by phone, he asked to be only identified by his first name, Mark, for safety reasons. Mark’s app, a platform built to serve as a repository for videos and other materials documenting ICE activity, is not alone in getting kicked off Apple’s App Store. Earlier in October, ICEBlock was among the first ICE-related apps Apple removed. Apple has also removed other tracking apps—including Red Dot and DEICER—as well as Eyes Up. Like Mark, ICEBlock’s developer, Joshua Aaron, is determined to reverse the app store bans.

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