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

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

MR4D5 anni fa

Using their logic, should Google itself be banned?

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

UncleMeat5 anni fa

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

m-p-35 anni fa

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

fsflover5 anni fa

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

chosen11115 anni fa

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

craftinator5 anni fa

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

myrryr5 anni fa

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.

lupire5 anni fa

How so?

jMyles5 anni fa

Have they openly said this yet?

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eznzt5 anni fa

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

lupire5 anni fa

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

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

TheAdamAndChe5 anni fa

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

The ban was reversed.