I'm pretty sure POTUS doesn't approve google. Please ban yourself.
Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19 content
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#32This is like Google banning the YouTube app from the play store for having videos about covid that aren't from government sources. Insane stuff.
I see your intent is an analogy but that’s exactly what they did in Jan-Mar timeframe. They suspended people for acknowledging the virus’ existence. Just CCP style.
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#33This is my first comment in HN. This is the best productive podcast app ever. The developer is also so helpful with any kind of bugs I reported. I hope this is resolved quickly.
I am impressed you remember your password from that long ago.
Pretty sure password managers existed four years ago.
Re: Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19 content
#34This is like Google banning the YouTube app from the play store for having videos about covid that aren't from government sources. Insane stuff.
That’s an interesting example because YouTube are also removing COVID-19 content from some disreputable sources.
To be clear: I’m not defending Google, I also don’t agree with the podcast takedown.
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#35Earlier quoted context omitted.
> asking a web browser app to remove references to all the websites and social media posts Except usually a web browser doesn't include a index of sites, You go to a another site (Google/Bing) for that. If a browser does include "recommended sites" the landing pages of those sites best keep to Google's and Apples rules. For an extreme example, If Firefox was promoting PornHub on the new tab page we could understand w…
I would disagree in saying it's like Google banning YouTube as YouTube both hosts the actual data as well as filters the data that gets put onto the platform.
Yeah podcast app's rarely host the content themselves (though some do mirror the files to their own CDN's and Spotify have recently started doing exclusive podcasts).
It was more that Podcast app's come with a curated list of podcasts and a search feature backed into the application then the actual hosting of the content.
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#38> to remove references to COVID-19 and keywords related to COVID-19 from the app
Wait. Is this from the app apk or from dynamic content displayed on the app?
If it's the former, it's fair enough, if it's from the latter it's just another SNAFU by Google.
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#39Original link: https://reclaimthenet.org/google-play-suspends-podcast-addic... Weird that Apple does this proxying... not going to open up that News app.
This isn't what phishing is. You might not like it, but that doesn't make it phishing.
Your parent post might have been changed, but it currently says 'proxying', not 'phishing'.
Re: Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19 content
#40What is going on with Google? We had PushBullet being threatened with removal over vague problems just a few days ago. I don't buy the "evil monopoly" narrative as what does this accomplish for Google?
Google has an explicit notice up on YouTube Studio, at least, saying that they'll remove content that might not violate copyright because they are cutting back on human review. (It doesn't seem to occur to them that they could err on the side of not assuming copyright, though.) I'm sure this is part of the same trend.