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So it’s like Google banning a Bing, DDG, or (...) Google search app app for Indexing sites that do not follow approved guidelines. OP’s point stands without mo

by bnjms 6y ago

So it’s like Google banning a Bing, DDG, or (...) Google search app app for Indexing sites that do not follow approved guidelines. OP’s point stands without modification.

Crosseye_Jack 6y ago
But a search app isn't directly a web browser (Though browsing many be a secondary function). But many adult content search apps have been removed from app stores.
- huffmsa 6y ago
  With the Advent of the omnibar, they are necessarily search engines
  - Crosseye_Jack 6y ago
    An argument there could be that the user still gets to choose which search engine the omnibar gets sent to. I don't agree with Googles decision (I strongly disagree with it). Just stating that under the letter of the law (of the app stores policies) I can see why app stores feel they have the power to govern the search results in such apps (iirc web browsers have a exception to the clause - /me goes to double check Googles policy on web browsers - brb) EDIT: With a quick 5 min glance at the policy it looks like Google have been extremely heavy handed because "Any apps referencing COVID-19, or related terms, in any form in their metadata will only be approved for distribution in the Play Store if they are published, commissioned or authorised by one of these entities." But podcasts in their search couldn't be in their play store meta data. (Still digging)
    - cft 6y ago
      https://twitter.com/PodcastAddict/status/1261805845735604224?s=20 https://twitter.com/PodcastAddict/status/1261805845735604224... Nothing in the metadata. Pure evil.
- bnjms 6y ago
  The bar you set was "Except usually a web browser doesn't include a index of sites". And I see a direct parallel with Google holding a pod cast app responsible for the podcasts content as there is to Google which keeps a more complete index of the content of web sites than the podcast app does of podcast contents.

by bnjms 6y ago

So it’s like Google banning a Bing, DDG, or (...) Google search app app for Indexing sites that do not follow approved guidelines. OP’s point stands without modification.

Crosseye_Jack 6y ago

But a search app isn't directly a web browser (Though browsing many be a secondary function). But many adult content search apps have been removed from app stores.

huffmsa 6y ago
With the Advent of the omnibar, they are necessarily search engines
- Crosseye_Jack 6y ago
  An argument there could be that the user still gets to choose which search engine the omnibar gets sent to. I don't agree with Googles decision (I strongly disagree with it). Just stating that under the letter of the law (of the app stores policies) I can see why app stores feel they have the power to govern the search results in such apps (iirc web browsers have a exception to the clause - /me goes to double check Googles policy on web browsers - brb) EDIT: With a quick 5 min glance at the policy it looks like Google have been extremely heavy handed because "Any apps referencing COVID-19, or related terms, in any form in their metadata will only be approved for distribution in the Play Store if they are published, commissioned or authorised by one of these entities." But podcasts in their search couldn't be in their play store meta data. (Still digging)
  - cft 6y ago
    https://twitter.com/PodcastAddict/status/1261805845735604224?s=20 https://twitter.com/PodcastAddict/status/1261805845735604224... Nothing in the metadata. Pure evil.
bnjms 6y ago
The bar you set was "Except usually a web browser doesn't include a index of sites". And I see a direct parallel with Google holding a pod cast app responsible for the podcasts content as there is to Google which keeps a more complete index of the content of web sites than the podcast app does of podcast contents.