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Google bans Podcast Addict app over non-approved Covid-19 content

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1525 points garyclarke27 | 3 comments | 18 May 20 07:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.42s | source
1. milofeynman ◴[18 May 20 08:43 UTC] No.23219940[source]▶
Google should be more careful about banning high ranking/rated apps. It looks anti-competitive considering they want more people using Google podcasting app.

I'd like to think this was an accident somewhere down the chain and will be remedied in the morning. I love the app and hope it gets sorted out.

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2. tcharlton ◴[18 May 20 11:51 UTC] No.23221169[source]▶
It's been 2 days, How long do we wait until we conclude it isn't an accident?
3. marcinzm ◴[18 May 20 12:39 UTC] No.23221556[source]▶
>It looks anti-competitive

Why would google care at this point? Regulators world wide are basically useless. They might sue Google eventually and years later Google might settle for 1% of the profit they made as a result. So why would they ever care?