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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it

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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the location of ICE officers, is now the top social networking app in the US

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ICEBlock climbs to the top of the App Store charts after officials slam it

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  • "He's giving a message to criminals where our federal officers are," Bondi said. "...we are looking at it, we are looking at him, and he better watch out, because that's not a protected speech. That is threatening the lives of our law enforcement officers throughout this country."'

    Actually, I believe it is protected speech. There are apps that let people know where speed traps are. You mean it's not constitutionally protected to say to someone "hey, did you see the cop down on the corner?" Ridiculous. Of course, what she means to say is that the constitution doesn't matter and laws are made up now, and they're just going to do whatever the fuck they want. They're just not quuuuuite ready to go through the trouble of literally setting the constitution on fire yet.

  • Is it only available in the US App Store? I can imagine that some people who could make good use of it don’t have a US Apple ID.

  • Expected this after recent news articles criticizing it for hurting ICE officers.

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