Not an expert, but the only part I see like this is section 512(a) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act ht

Not an expert, but the only part I see like this is section 512(a) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_Liability_Limitation_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Online_Copyright_Infringement_... This seems to apply to network traffic, whereas I'd guess what to host on the Play Store would be covered by 512(c) instead. If so, the "red flags" test would seem to require at least some automated content checking. But all the above refers to copyright, rather than the trademark violation and fraud in the WhatsApp clones.