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@EUCommission For a split second I thought the EU was about to get serious about F-Droid and other alt. stores being banned from Android, then I read the full headline.
@kAlvaro @EUCommission Alt stores are not being banned. The issue is blocking app installs (no matter where you install them from) of apps made by developers that don't register with Google. Registering means handing over personal data, signing a contract and paying for the privilege of making Android apps.
@kAlvaro @EUCommission There are some apps on F-Droid that are made by registered developers and those won't be affected. This is why I specified that the problem is app bans (if devs are not registered) and not store bans.
@elgregor @EUCommission Which is the whole point of F-Droid.