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21. I stand corrected. Thank you.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Reply #20)

Sat Oct 4, 2025, 01:20 PM

22 hrs ago

Nevertheless, I believe Apple would be legally liable if it could be proved that the app in question led to assaults on ICE agents after being informed by the Federal Government that (in their view) the social media platform put the safety of ICE Agents at risk.

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Legal experts condemn Apple bowing to White House's request to remove ICE tracking app [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

I find it hard to believe that their are not alternatives out there. Maybe not through Apple, but there lostincalifornia Yesterday #1

From the 1st sentence of the OP excerpt BumRushDaShow Yesterday #2

I thought that specific app was only written for IOS, and not Android. I am also sure there lostincalifornia Yesterday #4

Someone obviously ported something similar to Android BumRushDaShow Yesterday #5

Thanks, no surprise. lostincalifornia Yesterday #7

I'm disappointed in Apple COL Mustard Yesterday #13

I had friends who had radar detector things in their cars BumRushDaShow Yesterday #14

10-4, good buddy. COL Mustard 19 hrs ago #30

Amazingly a lot of states were very serious about making them illegal with possible jail up to a year lol Cheezoholic 18 hrs ago #32

Yup. BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago #33

apple removed an app that helped anti putin candidates Marthe48 Yesterday #3

'Legal Experts.' - What is the legal issue here? speak easy Yesterday #6

From the article BumRushDaShow Yesterday #8

The headline is a bit misleading. Only one legal expert is quoted, in the last paragraph. thesquanderer Yesterday #11

You skipped over the other "legal expert" BumRushDaShow Yesterday #16

There is no legal issue here, speak easy 23 hrs ago #17

"This is quite different fro the FCC laying a heavy hand on broadcast TV." BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #18

An app is not social media. speak easy 22 hrs ago #19

"Apps" most certainly CAN be and are BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #20

I stand corrected. Thank you. speak easy 22 hrs ago #21

That is the issue whether there is "liability" BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #23

Ah. She was not identified as a legal expert within the article itself. I didn't look up her credentials. :-) n/t thesquanderer 21 hrs ago #22

Stop buying those fucking iPhone's and let Tim Apple set on them Bengus81 Yesterday #9

Not that easy since the OP said the Google store was doing the same thing, and they lostincalifornia 19 hrs ago #28

Trump used the apple play book randr Yesterday #10

I just shared that app with a woman who said ICE came into the Safeway samnsara Yesterday #12

Boycott Apple JCMach1 Yesterday #15

Silicon Valley is not our friend dalton99a 21 hrs ago #24

Once upon a time the nerds in high school would get shaken down for their lunch money by the bullies Javaman 20 hrs ago #25

But then the "arrogant" bullies have had this happen - BumRushDaShow 19 hrs ago #27

Maybe Apple could volunteer to help ICE zip tie some more 4-year olds Blue Owl 20 hrs ago #26

I believe that Apple screwed up and caved to trump LetMyPeopleVote 19 hrs ago #29

Well, Tim Cook Has Made The Pilgrimage tonekat 19 hrs ago #31

very proud to have NEVER bought an Apple product Skittles 17 hrs ago #34