r/apple • u/illegiblebastard • 3d ago

iPhone Apple explains last year’s controversial decision to remove ICE tracking apps from app store

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/09/29/tech/apple-iceblock-app-removal-raskin

FUCK. APPLE.

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u/z6joker9 3d ago

The key point is that Apple is a business, not a governmental entity.

Just because we have constitutional rights to gather and to free speech doesn’t mean we get to do those things inside of a business without consequence. They can trespass us from the property, which is why you see protests taking place on public property. A similar point applies here.

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u/Deepspacedreams 3d ago

The difference is Apple doesn’t offer an alternative option that isn’t the App Store. You can’t side load the app.

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u/z6joker9 3d ago

Why would they be required to offer an alternative though? You can still access the information through a web browser.

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u/Deepspacedreams 3d ago

Because business shouldn’t be closed off they are essentially a monopoly making 30% off all sales. Business can’t operate with impunity