@arstechnica@mastodon.social While many are comparing this action to Apple's removal of VPNs in China, I believe this is far worse. China requires non-local content to pass through its Great Firewall; American law permits and protects apps such as ICEBlock.

(Although it should be noted, the ICEBlock app is not quite the great equalizer it has been advertised as being. Further, that particular app has not been specifically shown to factor into the DHS claims of doxxing.

Also, we all knew this time was coming, so make sure that those of you who have the app don't delete it, because Apple is not removing it from your phones if you have it already installed.)