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Donald Trump’s social media app “Truth Social” in Apple’s App Store on an iPhone 12. Christoph Dernbach | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Truth Social, the would-be Twitter competitor created by Trump Media and Technology Group, remains unavailable on the Google Play store. According to a report from Axios, Google said the app lacks effective systems for moderating user-generated content, which violates the store’s terms of service. “On Aug. 19, we notified Truth Social of several violations of… Source link

Google hasn’t yet approved Truth Social’s Android app for distribution via its Play Store because of insufficient content moderation, a Google spokesperson tells Axios. Driving the news: Truth Social CEO Devin Nunes last week claimed the decision about when the app would be available on Android “is up to Google,” but Google insists that the ball is in Truth Social’s court. What Nunes is saying: “I don’t know what’s taking them so long.” What Google is saying: “On Aug. 19, we notified Truth… Source link

Google says it has pulled over 2,000 personal loan apps from its Play Store in India, and is working to make some changes to its policy at a time when the local central bank is increasingly cracking down on predatory practices. Saikat Mitra, Senior Director and Head of Trust and Safety at Google Asia-Pacific, said at an event in New Delhi Thursday that the aforementioned apps were targeting Indian users and that it pulled the apps after consulting with local law… Source link

Bhargavi Govardhanam is a Master’s of Computer Sciences student from Hyderabad, India. Android users can now utilize a new mobile app to monitor glucose levels, exercise, carbohydrate intake, and medication record, thanks to a UMass Dartmouth Master’s in Computer Science student. Bhargavi Govardhanam ‘23 recently published DiaFriend, assisting Assistant Professor Peeranuch LeSeure’s research project, “The Development of a Patient-Centered Diabetes Application for Self-Management… Source link

Google is trying to cut down on annoying, unskippable ads in Android apps and overall bad behavior in the Play Store (via TechCrunch). The company announced wide-ranging policy changes on Wednesday that update rules across several categories to be more specific, clamping down on loopholes developers may have used to skirt existing rules. One of the changes that will impact your everyday phone usage the most is for ads. Google says its updated guidelines, which will go into effect on… Source link

Google says it’s rolling back its decision to remove a section from the Play Store that listed which permissions an app uses. The company had more or less replaced that info with its Data Safety section, which is supposed to give you an idea of what data apps are collecting and how that data is used. The problem, as several commentators pointed out, is that the information in the Data Safety section came from developers, whereas the app permissions section was generated by Google. By… Source link

Google said today it’s reinstating the app permissions list on the Play Store after initially removing them in place of Data Safety labels that rolled out earlier this month. However, the company didn’t specify when the permission section will be back on the Play Store. Google launched the Data Safety labels on Play Store in April after announcing them last year. Apple, on the other hand, launched its own data privacy labels in 2020 showing what data an app can… Source link

Google will start allowing the developers of non-gaming apps to offer European users alternate payment systems. In a blog post, Google outlines its plans to comply with the Digital Markets Act (or DMA), a piece of legislation aimed at regulating big tech. The DMA passed through the European Parliament earlier this month, but it isn’t expected to go into force until spring 2023. But Google is rolling out the changes ahead of time to make sure that its plans “serve the needs” of… Source link

LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) – Google (GOOGL.O) faces a London trial over an estimated 920-milion-pound ($1.1 billion) damages claim after a court authorised a lawsuit that alleges the Alphabet-owned tech giant overcharged 19.5 million customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal on Monday, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush… Source link

The minor changes give the new logo a dull look Google made some slight adjustments to the Play Store logo five years ago, leaving behind that classic shopping bag symbol enclosing its multi-colored play button design. This became the defining image associated with Google Play, and seemingly, we’re due for another shift. It seems a minor change is coming to the Play Store, having been spotted when users make Google Pay transactions. Now, additional information has all but… Source link