Google Play bans open source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content”(arstechnica.com)

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Google Play bans open source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content”

Https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/google-play-bans-open-source-matrix-client-element-citing-abusive-content/

13 comments

MR4Dvor 5 Jahren

Using their logic, should Google itself be banned?

Seriously, you can find some real bad places on the internet when searching in Google.

UncleMeatvor 5 Jahren

It was reinstated like ten hours before this was posted here.

m-p-3vor 5 Jahren

Which is quite long, especially when they're growing from the WhatsApp debacle

fsflovervor 5 Jahren

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25964226

chosen1111vor 5 Jahren

Color me shocked. Why do we need app stores again?

craftinatorvor 5 Jahren

Because Google is working very hard to make installing apps through Google Play is the only way you can install apps on Android.

myrryrvor 5 Jahren

Given they have pushed pwa pretty hard and are disappointed that firefox doesn't support them now, that is an odd thing to say.

They have been pushing tech to do exactly what you say they are trying to stop.

lupirevor 5 Jahren

How so?

jMylesvor 5 Jahren

Have they openly said this yet?

[deleted]vor 5 Jahren

eznztvor 5 Jahren

So your mobile phone does not end up like the average Windows install.

lupirevor 5 Jahren

That's a problem for the OS security model, not an App Atore.

The average Windows install is fine now, thanks to Windows Defender

TheAdamAndChevor 5 Jahren

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25964226

The ban was reversed.