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Eugen Rochko

I was notified that @tateisu's Mastodon app "Subway Tooter" has received a warning from the Google Play Store citing user-generated content that "incites discrimination".

A Mastodon app does not host or promote any content. The user types the address to connect to. The responsibility of moderating resides with that server. So unless Google is going to drop Chrome, Firefox and Opera from its platform, this is completely out of line.

Source in Japanese:

mastodon.juggler.jp/@tateisu/1

27 Aug 2020 at 23:32 | Open on mastodon.social
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Tony Stark :verified:

@Gargron
The @fedilab app developer got one, too.

Seems like BS from Google.
@tateisu

27 Aug 2020 at 23:37 | Open on resistance.social
Eugen Rochko

I knew this reminded me of something, I looked it up and similar things have happened to at least one podcast app in the past. Eventually Google admitted there was no violation but only after the story gained publicity.

27 Aug 2020 at 23:39 | Open on mastodon.social
Sir Nedwood - Sydney ๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ

@Gargron
Ironic that instance mods that prevent access to certain other instances due to some posts that might "incite discrimination", are upset when Google do the same thing.
@tateisu

27 Aug 2020 at 23:51 | Open on noagendasocial.com
2'en

@Gargron @tateisu We can't trust Big N to support a free and open Internet if it isn't in their financial interests. We have to do it ourselves.

28 Aug 2020 at 0:16 | Open on mastodon.social
angrysheep
Fedilab

@Gargron
Yes, Fedilab has also 7 days to bring changes without knowing what exactly.
@tateisu

Emai received from Google for Fedilab app.
28 Aug 2020 at 4:45 | Open on toot.fedilab.app
Toasted Bread

@Gargron @tateisu I don't speak japanese so I can't directly verify this, but if it is then we need to be up in fucking arms.

28 Aug 2020 at 5:15 | Open on mas.to
Vale@kujike.nai

@Gargron twitter banned from app stores for doing nothing about nazis when?

28 Aug 2020 at 5:45 | Open on pawoo.net
๐Ÿ–จ๏ธ๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿ’ปMaddie๐Ÿ“š๐ŸฆŠ๐Ÿต

@Gargron @tateisu Google Play is a joke, and they constantly harass developers over completely unintelligible nonsense ๐Ÿ˜•

28 Aug 2020 at 5:47 | Open on meow.social
Stรฉphane Bortzmeyer

@Gargron @tateisu I remember that #Fedilab had the same problem, with censors signalling it to Google Play and F-droid because it allowed access to bad instances :-(

28 Aug 2020 at 6:34 | Open on mastodon.gougere.fr
Chaitanya

@Gargron It is time to report Google Chrome for letting people surf content that incites discrimination.

28 Aug 2020 at 7:29 | Open on fosstodon.org
Alexey Skobkin

@Gargron @tateisu Just proposed this as one of the topics for "Radio-T" podcast.

Hope that publicity can help to solve this issue.

28 Aug 2020 at 12:44 | Open on lor.sh
Polychrome :clockworkheart:

@gargron that's incredible.

I guess Gopher and Gemini clients are next on the list. :thonking:โ€‹

28 Aug 2020 at 13:15 | Open on cybre.space
DiscoSB

@Gargron They did it to Gab. Now you are eating your own.๐Ÿ˜†

28 Aug 2020 at 20:21 | Open on mastodon.social
blackfire
Get them on fdroid asap
28 Aug 2020 at 21:35 | Open on libranet.de
xorman
chaosmonk

@Gargron @tateisu This is what Gab was trying to do, right? Create a situation where Google has to either allow them or ban all fediverse clients? Does anyone know if apps like Tusky who took steps to protect themselves have been treated the same or differently?

29 Aug 2020 at 4:35 | Open on social.justos.info
Cats Who Code ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’›
o01eg

@Gargron @tateisu
But Mastodon bans Gab server long before Google did it. Google just follows SJW leadership.

30 Aug 2020 at 18:55 | Open on pawoo.net
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