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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: 0s | source
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ipsum2 ◴[18 May 20 07:53 UTC] No.23219562[source]▶
My favorite (and only) podcasting app. I hope someone who works at Google reads this and flag it internally.

This quote really sums up how ridiculous Google is being:

> What Google is asking of Podcast Addict would be comparable to Google asking a web browser app to remove references to all the websites and social media posts that reference the coronavirus unless the reference comes from an official government entity or public health organization.

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1. random32840 ◴[18 May 20 09:36 UTC] No.23220287[source]▶
More like:

> What Google is asking of Podcast Addict would be comparable to Google asking Google to remove all references to the websites and social media posts that reference the coronavirus unless the reference comes from an official government entity or public health organization.