nobita

> It also used to require sharing phone numbers to add contacts, which imo is already a privacy violation.

https://signal.org/blog/phone-number-privacy-usernames/

Signal doesn't require sharing of phone numbers

Curious, have you tried to see where the authors of the articles you like before went?

You can always follow them instead of following the publication.

If they're still there, then perhaps it's a sign that it's management

Agree that it's a different case than OP's.

Though I'm still puzzled at how Google allows so many YT feeds showing live COVID stats.

My app was suspended back in March just before Google updated their policy regarding to COVID. And my app was just being submitted for (my own) internal testing, didn't even made public.

One would've thought the change in policy back then was to allow Google to offer more clarity and fairness.

Seems things are going the other way.

Hacker News Discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22462315

Updated Link to Blog Post: https://flyingnobita.com/mobile/flutter/2020/03/02/coronavir...

"Hi all! Just to clarify: All of JSTOR isn't public, but a lot is. We're happy to see your excitement. This content has been OA for a long time, but good to see awareness is growing. We are also working with universities & libraries who have been affected: https://about.jstor.org/covid19/" - JSTOR

source: https://twitter.com/JSTOR/status/1240720644746158080?ref_src...

It seems what happened was that Google is following Apple's footsteps, allowing apps related to the coronavirus to be only from "recognized health organizations or the government".

I think this is fair and helpful in preventing the spread of misinformation. But Google should've been more transparent and tell developers the reasons for the app takedown. However, I'm still highly skeptical that suspension is needed as the data presented was purely factual and without misrepresentation.

https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/05/apple-rejects-coronavirus-ap...