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Because they are attempting to automate all of it. This message is generic and based on some analysis of the "manifest.json".

They have also turned off all reviews in the Chrome Web Store: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22935092

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Huh? They turned off reviews because a worldwide pandemic eliminated their ability to maintain staff to moderate reviews. That's the opposite of "automating it".

I'm not saying that's why they turned them off, just another sign that Google is not investing time/money/resources into the Chrome Web store.

Huh? Moderation is one of the easiest tasks to transition to a work-from-home model.

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