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Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by xwdv »

panpanna wrote: post #11

Daily reminder that your business/project/hobby should not depend on anything controlled by Google. Edit: Despite all their shortcomings, I wouldn't mind seeing android phone makers join force and create an independent app store.

> Daily reminder that your business/project/hobby should not depend on anything controlled by Google.

Note that this doesn’t mean don’t participate on platforms controlled by Google, it just means diversify your business so you have multiple income streams rather than just putting all your eggs in one App Store basket. Apps should really just be a client facing portal tied in to a whole ecosystem of solutions you provide.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by jboogie77 »

phendrenad2 wrote: post #2

A lot of crying from the dev in these tweets, but has he considered that Google has a valid point? A button which appears to "report user" but really "reports content" is a big no-no in 2021, where being able to report user content is very important in a legal sense. It just feels like immature whining to me.

Lol you must be trolling

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by KineticLensman »

creshal wrote: post #9
threatofrain wrote: post #3

What's hostile is the timing and bluntness of Google's treatment of developers on their platform, as well as the difficulty of getting a decent human conversation with the party you're doing business with. But if Google sets clear rules about how your bad people/behavior reporting button must look, I don't see Obvious fault in such policy.

When did Google ever set clear rules? It's all rubber paragraphs that are enforced at the whim of anonymous bureaucrats who will never be held responsible for whatever decisions they make.

> enforced at the whim of anonymous bureaucrats

Not all of whom are human.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by wheresmycraisin »

anoncow wrote: post #18
panpanna wrote: post #11

Daily reminder that your business/project/hobby should not depend on anything controlled by Google. Edit: Despite all their shortcomings, I wouldn't mind seeing android phone makers join force and create an independent app store.

The same is true for Facebook. My website and ad accounts were banned one day without a reason. They said it did not meet community standards. There has been no recourse since 2 years.

I once tried to advertise on facebook. I was editing my ad, and when I was trying upload an image or something, it went into some sort of infinite loop of trying to reload the page. Then, seconds later, it was banned, taking down my business page and my personal account as well. Still down after two years and going through their "appeals" process, which involves trying to log in with my old password, saying it was a mistake, and nothing ever happening.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by curiousgal »

tommilukkarinen wrote: post #16

This is the other side of the Play-store problem. The other side is the tax. Play store employee can ban your app = destroy your business at any time. The reason can be 'new policy', 'misunderstanding' or something more problematic, such as influence from your competitor to the employee. A 'power to destroy business', should not be a click away from some random employee.

Except it's not, they give you time to comply with the policy.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by swebs »

panpanna wrote: post #11

Daily reminder that your business/project/hobby should not depend on anything controlled by Google. Edit: Despite all their shortcomings, I wouldn't mind seeing android phone makers join force and create an independent app store.

There's already F-Droid and the Amazon App store.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by avereveard »

tommilukkarinen wrote: post #16

This is the other side of the Play-store problem. The other side is the tax. Play store employee can ban your app = destroy your business at any time. The reason can be 'new policy', 'misunderstanding' or something more problematic, such as influence from your competitor to the employee. A 'power to destroy business', should not be a click away from some random employee.

"they should have built their own phone with their own app store"

- the hn community, when it suited their political agenda

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by kenrose »

curiousgal wrote: post #25
tommilukkarinen wrote: post #16

This is the other side of the Play-store problem. The other side is the tax. Play store employee can ban your app = destroy your business at any time. The reason can be 'new policy', 'misunderstanding' or something more problematic, such as influence from your competitor to the employee. A 'power to destroy business', should not be a click away from some random employee.

Except it's not, they give you time to comply with the policy.

How much time was given in this instance?

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by wheresmycraisin »

bawolff wrote: post #14
panpanna wrote: post #11

Daily reminder that your business/project/hobby should not depend on anything controlled by Google. Edit: Despite all their shortcomings, I wouldn't mind seeing android phone makers join force and create an independent app store.

That's unrealistic if your target is android phones. You can wax poetic about the idea of an independent app store all you want, it doesn't change the facts on the ground in the current moment.

Or you can just make a web app. Unless you are doing games or anything requiring lower-level hardware access, like a bluetooth scanner or something.

Re: Our app was banned because the button says “Report User” and not just “Report”

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Post by mcny »

KineticLensman wrote: post #23
creshal wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When did Google ever set clear rules? It's all rubber paragraphs that are enforced at the whim of anonymous bureaucrats who will never be held responsible for whatever decisions they make.

> enforced at the whim of anonymous bureaucrats Not all of whom are human.

You could argue that someone or a some group asked for a change order and/or approved a change request with a “bot” or a piece of code.
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