Court To Bondi: Demanding Platforms Censor Speech And Bragging About It On Fox News Is, In Fact, A First Amendment Violation

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Court To Bondi: Demanding Platforms Censor Speech And Bragging About It On Fox News Is, In Fact, A First Amendment Violation

For the better part of five years, we’ve been treated to an elaborate performance about the unprecedented constitutional horror of “jawboning.” Jim Jordan held hearings. Missouri&…

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Bondi Bragged About Forcing Facebook To Censor Speech. Now FIRE Is Suing.

I seem to recall a years-long freakout among MAGA folks about the Biden administration pressuring social media companies to remove content. You may have heard about it. Anyway. In unrelated news FI…

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#Hackers & #Trolls Target Wave of #ICE Spotting App

Over the last few days hackers & trolls have targeted a slew of ICE spotting apps & their users in apparent attempt to intimidate & stop them from reporting sightings of ICE. These hackers sent threatening TXT messages to users of #StopICE , claiming their personal data has been sent to the authorities; attempted to wipe uploads on #EyesUp , which aims to doc ICE abuses; & sent push notifications to #DEICER app users

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Hackers and Trolls Target Wave of ICE Spotting Apps

Hackers have targeted a spread of apps or sites that aim to track ICE activity, in one case even sending push notifications to users in an attempt to intimidate them.

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US-Regierung erhöht Druck auf Apple wegen ICEBlock-Apps
In den USA wächst der politische Druck auf Apple, weitere ICEBlock-ähnliche Apps aus dem App Store fernzuhalten. Ein Ausschuss des Repräsentantenhauses fordert dazu detaillierte Auskünfte.

ICEBlock-Entfernung
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#News #Tellerrand #AppStore #Apple #EyesUp #Google #ICEBlock #InnereSicherheit #Meinungsfreiheit #SundarPichai #TimCook #USA

US-Regierung erhöht Druck auf Apple wegen ICEBlock-Apps

US-Abgeordnete erhöhen den Druck auf Apple und Google, weitere ICEBlock-ähnliche Apps aus ihren App-Stores fernzuhalten.

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Apple Decides ICE Agents Are A Protected Class, Because Apparently Government Accountability Is Now “Hate Speech”

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Apple Decides ICE Agents Are A Protected Class, Because Apparently Government Accountability Is Now “Hate Speech”

Just when you think corporate content moderation can’t get any more absurd, Apple has managed to redefine “protected class” in a way that would make Orwell proud. According to int…

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Apple löscht ICE-Apps ❌ #Apple hat die Apps #ICEBlock und #EyesUp aus dem #AppStore entfernt, nachdem das US-#Justizministerium laut Medienberichten Druck auf das Unternehmen ausgeübt hatte.

Entwickler wehrt sich 💬 ICEBlock-Gründer Joshua Aaron kritisierte Apple scharf und warf dem Konzern vor, „vor einem autoritären Regime zu kapitulieren“.

Zweite App betroffen 📲 Auch #EyesUp, eine App zur #Archivierung von #Videos über mutmaßliche #ICE-#Missbräuche, wurde gelöscht.

Apple entfernt App zur Archivierung von ICE-Festnahmen aus dem App Store
Apple hat die App "Eyes Up" aus dem App Store entfernt. Die App dokumentierte Festnahmen durch US-Einwanderungsbehörden, indem sie Videos sammelte und archivierte.

Was ist Eyes Up und wie funktion
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#News #Tellerrand #AppStore #AppEntfernung #Apple #Datenschutz #EyesUp #GooglePlayStore #ICE #Videoarchiv

Apple entfernt App zur Archivierung von ICE-Festnahmen aus dem App Store

Apple entfernt die App Eyes Up, die ICE-Festnahmen dokumentiert, wegen angeblicher Richtlinienverstöße aus dem App Store.

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Die von Apple gesperrte #EyesUp App zur Dokumentation von ICE-Übergriffen ist jetzt durch eine interaktive Webseite ersetzt worden: https://eyesupapp.com
#Apple removed the #EyesUp app, which #archived videos documenting #ICE #abuses, from its #AppStore. The app, unlike others banned for real-time ICE sighting reporting, aimed to preserve evidence for potential legal use. https://www.404media.co/apple-banned-an-app-that-simply-archived-videos-of-ice-abuses/?eicker.news #tech #media #news
Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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#Apple #Banned an App That Simply #Archived Videos of #ICE #Abuses

Apple removed an app for preserving #TikToks , #Instagram reels, news reports, and #videos documenting abuses by ICE, 404 Media has learned. The app, called #EyesUp , differs from other banned apps such as #ICEBlock which were designed to report sightings of ICE officials in real-time to warn local communities.
#immigration #archive

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Apple Banned an App That Simply Archived Videos of ICE Abuses

Eyes Up's purpose is to "preserve evidence until it can be used in court." But it has been swept up in Apple's crackdown on ICE-spotting apps.

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