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A lot of crying from the dev in these tweets, but has he considered that Google has a valid point? A button which appears to "report user" but really "reports content" is a big no-no in 2021, where being able to report user content is very important in a legal sense. It just feels like immature whining to me.

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I find this to be a rather strange take. Shouldn't this have been a feedback from Google to the developers, followed up by a swift change to conform, and everyone is happy?

The main issue here is lack of communication, and automated removals with little recourse from developers?

Complaining about this process does not seem like "immature whining" to me.

> has he considered that Google has a valid point?

Then why did Google not flag this during one of their release reviews?

Randomly banning already approved apps over minor wording problems without giving devs any time to react is insane.

Why not give them some notice to fix it rather than just outright ban it on a Saturday? I'm surprised how many people on HN defend these hostile big corporation practices

Because it would never happen to them, they are smart enough to name their report button however our corporate overlords want it.

The point is not whether Google has or not a point regarding UX, but more about banning the app and giving extra work to the team during a weekend.

This is the kinda thing that could have been handled by "please submit another version with the correct text ASAP or we'll ban you in X days".

What type of system would allow you report the user without the context? Banning users with consistent bad behaviour is much better for content quality than just removing content.

This feels like a minor point even if it's valid. This is like allowing the police to confiscate your car for a single defective bulb.

I don't agree this is immature, he definitely has a point that Google should consider giving even a day's leeway in cases like this. That being said, I may be in the minority here, but I wouldn't expect a button that's labeled "report user" to report the content of the message, only the user profile for things like an abusive name, fake profile etc.

I too welcome the Google overlords deciding what functionality must be included in chat software owned by another company.

What's next, banning European apps that allow people to sell cheese that is illegal in USA?

Since when is google in charge of app functionality and UI??

Since the first Android market guidelines? There's always been standards.

No, the only rules that Google actually enforces are about security, scamming, trademark and stuff like that.

While there are guidelines for making better apps, google is happy to publish anything.

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