How the Sep 21, 2026 review of Apple removes ICE encounter-video archive app from App Store went
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Report a problem on the pageAll 7 findings
Quoted text is from the version of the page the reviewer saw.Fixed · 7
- FixedNot recorded · high
Before “in April 2026 a federal judge found that the pressure campaign violated the First Amendment”
After “On 8 December 2025 ICEBlock developer Joshua Aaron sued Attorney General Pam Bondi, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, ICE acting director Todd Lyons and Tom Homan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, alleging that their demands to Apple violated his First Amendment rights. That case remained pending. In a separate suit brought by the developers of Eyes Up and a Chicago-area ICE-sighting group, Judge Jorge L. Alonso of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois granted a preliminary injunction on 20 April 2026, finding the plaintiffs likely to succeed on their claim that officials had coerced Apple and Facebook into removing their tools. A preliminary injunction is not a final ruling on the merits.”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Researched and rewritten to separate the two proceedings. The ICEBlock developer's own suit (Joshua Aaron v. Bondi et al., D.D.C., filed 8 December 2025) remained pending with no ruling. The April 2026 decision was a preliminary injunction issued 20 April 2026 by Judge Jorge L. Alonso (N.D. Ill.) in a separate suit by the Eyes Up developers and a Chicago-area ICE-sighting group, finding them likely to succeed on the merits — explicitly not a final ruling. Added NPR and 9to5Mac as sources for each.
- FixedNot recorded · high
Before “in April 2026 a federal judge found that the pressure campaign violated the First Amendment”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Resolved by the same rewrite — the text now distinguishes an allegation in a pending case from a preliminary (non-final) injunction, and says so explicitly.
- FixedNot recorded · low
Before “Neither app had been restored to the US app stores as of August 2026.”
After “Neither app had been restored to the US app stores as of September 2026.”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Updated to September 2026, consistent with reporting that ICEBlock remained off the App Store as of 13 September 2026.
- FixedNot recorded · medium
Before “ICE video evidence app”
After “Apple removes ICE encounter-video archive app from App Store”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Retitled to 'ICE encounter-video archive app', describing the app's function.
- FixedNot recorded · medium
Before “grassroots documentation tools”
After “independently developed documentation tools”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Replaced with 'independently developed documentation tools'.
- FixedNot recorded · medium
Before “yanks”
After “Apple removes an app archiving ICE-encounter video, a day after removing an ICE-sighting tracker.”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Summary rewritten to describe the app's function neutrally.
- FixedNot recorded · medium
Before “days after”
After “a day after”
Why it was flagged
What was done
Corrected to 'a day after'.