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Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by antpls »

benologist wrote: post #242
criddell wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I understand that Google wants to handle as much as possible with a support.py script, but they really should start having people to contact. Maybe there should be a fee for a support request and if the Google rep finds that Google's automated system messed up they report the problem internally and refund the fee to the app developer.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by maxencecornet »

geniium wrote: post #318
maxencecornet wrote: post #174

The exact same thing happened to me last week My ads-free really simple React Native app was removed from the play store for “deceptive ads” I don't care too much as this was just a way to learn React Native for me, but it's still really weird To be honest every interaction I have with Google products nowadays are bad: - This app kicked from the Play store - A bug with the new Adsense Auto-ads where you couldn't disa…

Don't forget to switch to something else than Google Chrome as well.

I've switched to Brave a long time ago already

And to protonmail for emails

Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by User23 »

pasiaj wrote: post #170
User23 wrote: post #130

When are we going to admit that Stallman was right?

When the benefits stop out-weighting the disadvantages.

That’s the point. They already had when Stallman started GNU, which is why he did. We just didn’t see it then.

Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by ParanoidShroom »

Advertising your own apps/games in a different app of yours is still an ad.

If you click it, it will probably point to the play store to install it like any other ad.

Change the copy to "install more of my apps" and they will allow it.

Yes since they employed lots of manual labor, many false positive have hit me as well. And it's very frustrating.

But this is just another empty "Lets hate on Google". Following the guidelines this IS a deceptive ad.

Simple reply them in the policy form and they'll get back to you why within 2 days.

Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by [deleted] »

antpls wrote: post #321
benologist wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

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Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by [deleted] »

antpls wrote: post #321
benologist wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

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Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by [deleted] »

antpls wrote: post #321
benologist wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

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Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by chayesfss »

xur17 wrote: post #252
VRay wrote: post #150

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Realistically, if you spent 20 hours developing the app, you're already $3000 invested on this project. Another $100-$500 isn't THAT big of a deal when you look at it in those terms

You're assuming 20 hours is worth the same to everyone. When I was a college student, even $100 would have turned me off from publishing an app.

That’s why most edu addresses get huge breaks

Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by [deleted] »

antpls wrote: post #321
benologist wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

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Re: Google removed my ads-free app for “deceptive ads”

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Post by benologist »

antpls wrote: post #321
benologist wrote: post #242

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If there's going to be a fee it should come out of Google's $100+ billion in savings that they are accruing in part by evading expenses like customer support. This person, and all Play store developers, are customers that paid Google to publish on their app store. They shouldn't have to additionally pay Google to provide the same support that is standard everywhere else even at scale, such as AT&T, Comcast, Amazon et…

In the case of Google, neither developers nor end-users are customers. Their true customers are buyers of space to display ads, and buyers of data from user tracking.

While that was true twenty years ago, it was more like ads were the only service they had and buying their [only] service made a customer. Purchasing their goods and services is still what makes you their customer in most countries where the term is defined by commerce departments or similar, and now Google offers much more than just ads.
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