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The assumption that the engineer who was banned did something wrong is a bit misguided when there's no evidence for it, but there are countless examples of Goog
by heavyset_go 5y ago
The assumption that the engineer who was banned did something wrong is a bit misguided when there's no evidence for it, but there are countless examples of Google banning users who did nothing wrong. There are even some of those engineers in this thread posting their experiences of being banned by Google.
The opaque and capricious nature of Google's ban hammer, and the special type of an ML-driven bureaucratic nightmare they inflict upon users, affects many people that did nothing wrong at all. Real people and their livelihoods are affected by Google's policies, and that problem exists even if we choose to assume, without evidence, that the OP was a spammer.
- paxys 5y agoThe "countless evidence" you mention mostly consists of stories just like this one, and they all add to the confirmation bias. I'm not saying Google is right in 100% of cases, but going by the prevailing opinion here you'd think it was impossible to have a Google account or publish an app without unwarranted banning, but hundreds of thousands of developers are doing just fine with no complaints. I'd like to be able to judge this case for myself, but if the developer isn't sharing any of his prior communication with Google or any of his apps, why do you think they deserve the benefit of doubt?
- nanochad 5y ago
- exadeci 5y agoIf you google "roberto carreño avengers apps" (name of the guy and name of his business which probably causes trademark issues) You'll find a bunch of screenshots of random cheap looking apps that find wallpapers, phrases to tell to girls, spanish radios search. So they most definitely rely on ads on their apps and not on building good ones.