US senator slams Apple over Beeper’s ‘iMessage for Android’ app blockade

Elizabeth Warren, the senator of Massachusetts, has publicly voiced her support for Beeper, an app that allowed Android users to message iPhone users through iMessage until Apple blocked it. Warren Warren took to social media platform X (previously known as Twitter) to question why Apple would block an app that provides a way for Android users to message iPhone users via iMessage when they say messages are less secure.

“Green bubble texts are less secure. So why would Apple block a new app allowing Android users to chat with iPhone users on iMessage?,” Warren’s post read, quoting a report about Apple’s Beeper mini blockade. “Big Tech executives are protecting profits by squashing competitors. Chatting between different platforms should be easy and secure,” she said.