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MembersF-Droid Grew Up. Not Everything Came With It.
F-Droid is betting that an app store can be easier to use without becoming another machine for harvesting attention and data.
Google May Ask Canadian Adults for ID or Selfies
This is becoming more about platforms watching what people do, guessing who they are, and demanding proof when the guess goes wrong.
Google Starts Asking for Developers' Papers on September 30
The thing that made Android worth choosing is now a setting you have to search for.
Google Apologizes for Vanished Lord of the Rings Purchase
It took a Reddit thread, a supervisor and a man quoting a licensing clause back at its author to restore three films to one library.
Payment Gatekeepers Hit Gab AI as Chatbot Faces Growth
The power to cut off payments has become the internet’s bluntest instrument of control.
Epic Games Wins Lawsuit Against Google’s “Illegal Monopoly”
History in the making.
Truth Social Shoots to Top of Google Play Store
After launching on Android.
Google to Bans Apps Containing “Misleading Health Claims That Contradict Existing Medical Consensus”
Apps that challenge the mainstream medical narratives could get removed.
Developers Fear New Google Play Policy Could Restrict VPNs That Block Invasive Ads
New broadly-phrased policy.
Google Play Blocks RT and Sputnik’s Apps in Europe
The latest of many blocks and restrictions.
Rumble Hits Top of the Video Category of the Android App Charts After Rapid Growth
The YouTube alternative is becoming increasingly popular.
Google Play Deletes Over 150,000 Robinhood App Reviews After Frustrated Users Leave One-Star Ratings
The tech establishment continues silencing retail traders.