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

Does anyone at Google realize how toxic this is for their brand? When I see stuff like this, as a developer I think:

- 1. Wow, I'm never building an Android app if I can build a web app instead.

- 2. There is no way I am ever switching from an iPhone to an Android phone if apps get censored like this (although I'm sure Apple does similar things).

I find point #2 confusing. Doesn't iPhone have stronger restrictions on what can be installed as an app?