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Re:Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple's ICEBloc... by kread on Saturday October 04, 2025 @09:25AM (#45473155)
Happened in 2019 in Hongkong: https://www.theverge.com/2019/10/10/20907596/apple-hong-kong...

In 2025 in USA?

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Re:Google removes ICE-spotting app following Apple's ICEBloc... by ants_everywhere on Saturday October 04, 2025 @09:40AM (#45473253)
I've wondered for a while if the experience with protesters organizing on apps was what made China prioritize TikTok more.

TikTok's initial rise predates the protests by about a year. But it explodes and overtakes other social media apps starting in 2019 and into 202.

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