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there's a difference between not allowing very harmful hatespeech and saying something like "I saw a cop at this address"

yes, the web exists, and while it's not functionally preventing all possible phone access to the app, it's increasing the barrier to entry in a way that meaningfully massively reduces its use





“I saw an abortion provider at this address”

the difference is there is an implicit call to violence there and it's private people, not representatives of the government.

the idea behind the ICE agent tracking is to avoid them. you don't need to avoid abortion providers, they're not sneaking up on people on the street and giving them abortions.

someone doesnt need ICE tracking apps to attack ICE agents, they're wearing vests with giant "ICE" text on them. that someone allegedly misused the app in this way is like saying we need to ban knives because someone used one to stab someone else




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