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★ Complying With ‘Demand’ From Trump Administration, Apple Removes ICEBlock From App Store
John Gruber, Daringfireball.net
It’s rather chilling to consider what Apple would have done if the Trump administration had “demanded” a list of device IDs and user identities for everyone who had installed ICEBlock. Or what Apple *will* do if such a demand pops into one of their dimwitted …
Oct 3, 2025, 8:56 PM

★ The Substack Branding and Faux Prestige Trap
John Gruber, Daringfireball.net
Only with Substack does anyone perceive creator branding as being subservient to the platform — something that ought to be seen merely as an interchangeable CMS.
Aug 2, 2025, 9:11 PM

★ ICEBlock, an iOS Exclusive
John Gruber, Daringfireball.net
To maintain anonymity and store zero user data, there is and can be no web app version of ICEBlock. There is and can be no Android version. Only iOS supports the security and privacy features for ICEBlock to offer what it does, the way it does.
Jul 24, 2025, 4:15 PM