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"Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-source Android app" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20826618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id
by themitigating 4y ago
"Google just deleted my nearly 10-year-old free and open-source Android app"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20826618 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20826618
"Google can ban your Android app if they think you’ve clicked on your own ads"
https://danfabulich.medium.com/never-run-google-ads-if-you-have-an-android-app-897a20604450 https://danfabulich.medium.com/never-run-google-ads-if-you-h...
And here's a Facebook one because it's almost too good
"Facebook banned me for life because I help people use it less"
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28788821 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28788821
Now I don't know the details of those stories but I can tell you the comments are what you'd think. There's never context when someone feels wronged and wants to show the world.
Google like many companies doesn't comment in detail on these types of situations so what we would get is the kind of headlines the parent made up.
- londons_explore 4y ago> Google like many companies doesn't comment in detail on these types of situations. I think the best statement from Google would say: "We have more information which gives additional context to our actions here. We have asked for permission from the account holder to publish this information, but so far that permission hasn't been granted". Why don't they make statements like that?
- scrame 4y agobecause they wouldn't put in the effort? Google is notorious for bad customer service.