Eugen (@Gargron@mastodon.social)
mastodon.social
I was notified that @tateisu@mastodon.juggler.jp's Mastodon app "Subway Tooter" has received a warning from the Google Play Store citing user-generated content that "incites discrimination". A Mastodon app does not host or promote any content. The user types the address to connect to. The responsibility of moderating resides with that server. So unless Google is going to drop Chrome, Firefox and Opera from its platform, this is completely out of line. Source in Japanese: https://mastodon.juggler.jp/@tateisu/104761652569820793

Don’t forget that F-Droid exists for Android users. I personally prefer it to the Play Store if the app is available on it, and some apps are only available on F-Droid.

      • abbenm
        2·
        4 years ago

        Yeah, and if they need to find a reason to stop a project that’s the closest thing to a killer app for a new infrastructure that doesn’t depend on Google, they will go ahead and find a reason.