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It feels like Google ought to have a small team of developer advocates whose sole job is to find apps that are in trouble and then work with the developers like
by mabbo 4y ago
It feels like Google ought to have a small team of developer advocates whose sole job is to find apps that are in trouble and then work with the developers like humans.
It doesn't need to be 100 people. Just 10 or 20 even. Just provide some kind of human touch to the support of the developers who make the Android app store worth a damn. Write documentation to better help other developers get out of these kinds of holes. Work to improve the messaging when apps are rejected so that it's easier to know what to do.
It doesn't seem worth putting time and energy into making an app if I know a bot can suddenly end my project and there's nothing I can do about it, and no one whose job it is to help me.
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- bastardoperator 4y agoIt's a feature, for Google. They get to absolve themselves of any and all responsibility when it comes to their platform. Blame the bots, the system, the software, but not a single person is actually responsible for actions being taken. If we look at Youtube and DMCA, it's clear who Google cares about and it's certainly not individual users.
- thrdbndndn 4y agoI have been thinking of this (as well as for things like YouTube), but I honestly can't tell if it's feasible considering their size. Even the "legit" uses would be enormous let alone people who abuse it. At the very least, I don't think even 100 people would be able to cover it.