Conversations is now permanently available for free on Google Play.
Google doesn’t deserve me and my money anymore.
https://gultsch.de/posts/breaking-up-with-google-play/
#XMPP #Jabber #Conversations_im #Android #FOSS #OpenSource #Google #GooglePlay
😕Our free, award-winning, violence prevention games for teens were yanked from Google Play.
After several years, Google Play removed our #nonprofit program's #free games about #consent and #healthyrelationships.
#Google said we *misclassified* the games as #educational which was grounds for removal.
We sent Google the school standards showing these topics must be taught. But it is pointless to explain such things to bots and/or call center folks who are not experts...
We even have published research in peer-reviewed journals showing the these games are an effective intervention -- but Google kept fighting our efforts.
Eventually, we gave up.
We still have our free games in Apple's App Store. And online for free browser play.
Congratulations on your success & your decision to stop enriching Google!
@gamingagainstv @daniel Put them on F-Droid.
Some phone vendors also have their own app stores, like Samsung and Huawei.
