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dannywyesterday at 4:47 PM2 repliesview on HN

The EU likes the power to delist apps by compelling two companies (Apple and Google) to do so.

Android is moving to the same, KYC (credit or debit card; no prepaid cards) with play store required for APK distribution


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xp84yesterday at 5:40 PM

yeah, I think for as much as many of us hold out hope that the EU will break the back of these brazen monopolists, there's a limit to their friendliness to the actual interests of consumer freedom when it's got to be balanced by their love of censorship.

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rstat1yesterday at 11:54 PM

The Play Store is not required for APK distribution. Not now, nor has it ever been.

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