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Re:Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store by tomatotomato37 on Thursday October 03, 2019 @09:56AM (#21146967)
The FBI doesn't have the direct ability, but they do have the ear of multiple powerful people who can move policy & trade law around to apple's disadvantage. They did just lose multiple requested tariff exemptions in the trade war.
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Re:Hong Kong protest safety app banned from iOS store by ryanmercer on Thursday October 03, 2019 @10:49AM (#21147626)
Are you suggesting a Federal law enforcement organization, that maintains files on certain private individuals, would collectively come together to approach politicians to do blacklist a company?

Because that would be illegal on about 97 levels. Right out of the gate it would be seen as potential blackmail.

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