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

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1525 points garyclarke27 | 1 comments | 18 May 20 07:37 UTC | HN request time: 0.199s | source
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lord_erasmus ◴[18 May 20 08:37 UTC] No.23219890[source]▶
In most of these stories featuring Google abusing their power to remove apps, it's usually a matter of some automated tool gone wrong and the problem is solved a couple of days later. But this time it's different, they are actually asking developers to censor themselves if they are not affiliated with a gov.
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gundmc ◴[18 May 20 08:51 UTC] No.23220004[source]▶
What makes you think this is something other than another (awful) high profile case of automation gone wrong?
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1. thu2111 ◴[18 May 20 09:22 UTC] No.23220199[source]▶
The tool is clearly implementing the policy as described. It's just a policy that's stupid, arrogant and naive.