@organicmaps your post starts with “That night”. Was it “last night”?

@organicmaps shame on this monopolist...

@organicmaps "Last night"?

@organicmaps

Congratulations! Organic Maps has become so successful that Google is scared. This is a Milestone!!

@organicmaps wtf? How can be a map app "inappropriate for children"? 🙃

@organicmaps I literally uninstalled google maps yesterday :neofox_shy:

@organicmaps In the meantime I can see your app is still available on F-Droid. Which privacy-conscious Android users should always prefer over the Google Play Store whenever possible. #FDroid #Google #OrganicMaps @fdroidorg

@organicmaps Does Organic Maps show any of these for example? https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tag:shop%3Derotic

@organicmaps At this point, I am increasingly convinced that someone in the Google senior leadership team is actively trying to lose antitrust lawsuits.

@organicmaps Maybe they can't fathom that you can provide a service without collecting data and aggressive ad targeting...

@organicmaps

You are not rapacious capitalists. So you are out.

@organicmaps so, according to Google, you can't advice kids on sex. So no sex education until you are 18?!?!?!?! Spanish Inquisition would approve this

@organicmaps Yep. Google Play is Satan's sweaty asscrack.

@organicmaps if you show no ads you are doing the Google wrong. The A in Android stands for «ads»

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@organicmaps I can smell their fear … 🙃

@organicmaps now it is officially an app worthy of user support! :liberapay: https://liberapay.com/OrganicMaps/

@organicmaps@fosstodon.org Oh no!

Anyway: back to my F-Droid version of Organic Maps... 😇

@organicmaps That is exactly the reason why I prefer to use Obtainium as the main source of android apps. F&ck Google Play and GMS!

@organicmaps at least it's not this place in Austria (that used to be spelled with "ck", but renamed itself as the city signs were constantly stolen)

https://osm.org/go/0JIZctB1-?m

@organicmaps
google and youtube, which are owned by alphabet inc.

there is already info, that youtube makes arbitrary decisions on bans and de-moneytization. getting information is difficult, and challenge process is tedious. it seems it is similar for google play.

if possible, avoid google. consider ungoogled phones and f-droid.

@organicmaps Fingers crossed this gets resolved. Dealing with minopolistic gatekeeper can be frustrating.

@organicmaps The problem might be related to the Family Program. I had similar issues with my apps, and opting out of the Family Program was th easiest way to solve the issue.
Google takes the Family Program requirements really serious.

@organicmaps
Or with #fdroid

@organicmaps you've got them worried. Well done, keep up the excellent work

@organicmaps ugh well I never knew you existed over here in iOS land and just downloaded. Thanks!

@organicmaps Oh no!
Oh, relief - I get #OrganicMapsApp from #F-Droid not goothingy.
#F-Droid ftw

It would be better if I could de-goothingy the phone.

@organicmaps sounds like apps with ads complained they were losing out to you.

@organicmaps Well, since you don't have in-app ads, those are definitely not appropriate for children ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@organicmaps are you also present on alternative platoforms such as F-Droid?

@organicmaps is the fdroid version different than the one on google play?

@organicmaps perhaps just have an fdroid version and an apk file on your website? While this may hamper discoverability a bit, it will open the way to no longer being so dependent on google and their application store monopoly

@organicmaps And why don't you mention F-Droid? Is that version not maintained by you?

https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/

@organicmaps I learned about your beautiful App only because of this toot. Thanks Google!

@organicmaps Well - just provide a compliant update. Take care of what you declare in the app information (is the app for children etc.) and do NOT use any ads if the app is if you do target children as well.

@organicmaps bitte waaaas?!

@organicmaps

Google best practice is always EEE, embrace extend extinguish

God bless Organic Maps

#organicmaps #degoogle #google #foss

@organicmaps well they've been ruled a monopoly now, no point pretending otherwise.

@organicmaps and of course you can get it through #fdroid as I do 😀

@organicmaps time to create a separate f-droid repo for organic maps.

@organicmaps Just trying Organic Maps and really like it. But sadly new car pretty much demands I use Android Auto. So, back to Google. :(

@organicmaps done !

@organicmaps Still available on @fdroidorg

@organicmaps @daniel can relate when conversations was deleted for no reason

@organicmaps sounds like its time to be on f-droid as well perhaps

@organicmaps but this APK won't work on Android Auto, will it?

@organicmaps gosh I wonder why a CONVICTED MONOPOLIST would do this

@organicmaps Works fine from F-Droid! Excited to try it out!

@organicmaps This will sure help Googles monopoly finding.

@organicmaps It is what you get with big tech monopolies… this winner takes all market protection hampers innovation and it needs to change!

@organicmaps Organic Maps is hands down the best maps all, and Google attempting to limit my access to it feels hostile to me as a user.

@organicmaps Updates for Organic Maps were broken for me for the last couple of months, I had to update thru F-Droid

@organicmaps The Big G Brother monopolist practices must stop. People should avoid it at all costs.

#Fdroid everybody right now.

#FreeSoftware #FreeAsInFreedom

@organicmaps Good to know about you! App downloaded and will test it out on Android Auto later

@organicmaps, wow, they don't like competition! I installed this app and donated. It's very fast compared to Google Maps!

@organicmaps I don't know at this point why bother using Google Play. If enough people will withdraw their software from it. It will fail. And phone manufacturers will be forced to preinstall F-Droid on it.

@organicmaps

Well, that certainly explains why most apps are so childish.

@organicmaps "It should work with Android Auto" emmm, on which android version? Isn't required explicit installation from google play store on newest androids for it to work with AA?

@organicmaps I guess I'll have to thank Google 🤡

No, it's a shame of course, but this thread made me discover OrganicMaps! I *finally* found the perfect OSM map app. And it's FOSS on top. It also includes the features that other apps paywall.

Sponsorship incoming...

@organicmaps maybe it's the sponsored kayak links on hotels?

@organicmaps Or simply use F-Droid! Who needs Google.

@organicmaps fdroid?

@organicmaps

Google really out here trying to see how many antitrust suits they can collect like they're pokemeon.

Some bullshit

@organicmaps
I do think they dee your app as a straight (and better ?) opponnent to "kill". Anti concurrency case.

@organicmaps

They "just" got ruled a monopoly, and they pull this.

@organicmaps
Just installed this. Good job. Now, it's clear that Google does want to kill your app which us far better than theirs.

One example to show (and it's accurate !) :

@organicmaps Is Organic Maps available on F-droid?

@organicmaps *Everyone* should use F-droid *primarily* at this point.

@organicmaps #GooglePlay just being unreasonable and incomprehensible as always.

@organicmaps It’s still on F-Droid!

@organicmaps I'm using the f-droid version.

@organicmaps

Google certainly is starting to be evil

@organicmaps In the issue it states that it "must include ads" - this can't be the issue in this case, can it?

@organicmaps if it's presently installed on my phone, will it get updates, or will it need a fresh install?

@organicmaps the other common violations sound equally unhinged

@organicmaps the way Google handles age ratings on apps is so bad. I’ve submitted so many boring business tool apps and given them 3+ ratings, to be immediately faced with “Oh, so it’s for kids then? tick all these boxes, fill in all these forms” - okay fine it’s for grown ups only - “OH, SO IT’S A PORN APP THEN?!! :blobfoxsnugglare: “… ffs.

@organicmaps My personal view is go speak to journalists. This story would get good traction.

@organicmaps Available on https://accrescent.app/ for #GrapheneOS users

@organicmaps I guess I was waiting for this to install Organic and remove ggmaps, which I just did.

@organicmaps usual Google BS. Hope it gets resolved.

@organicmaps It looks like your Google Play listing has been restored 🙂

@organicmaps Works from Hungary, installed it just now from the Google App Store, wonder if it's a regional thing

@organicmaps How can they say they still have humans working on manual moderation of their services when we see automated cases like these ? Thankfully, already was having it updated via Obtainium by @ImranR. Oh, and @fdroidorg too.

@organicmaps clearly you are violating requirement two: ...must: include both app and ad content...
you are lacking the required ad content! 😉

Seriously, it's a shame and I hope you will get reinstated soon.

@organicmaps awful! Not unexpected knowing how both Google and Apple's monopolies work. FOSS FTW! We need to stand up to this )✊

@organicmaps just downloaded this on my android phone!

@organicmaps I use Organic Maps' breastfeeding tracker feature every day

@organicmaps That's really frustrating... reminds me of this classic https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.html

@organicmaps Maybe they see OM as thread to their own map? A good sign indeed!

@organicmaps Or even better, install https://f-droid.org/ and install OrganicMaps from there. Don't live by arbitrary Google-monopoly-rules.

#foss #OrganicMaps #opensource #monopolist

@organicmaps outrageous and biased content policing