Google has pulled multiple 'fediverse' Android apps from the Play Store for allegedly enabling access to hate speech, but critics say it's overreaching.
  • joshuaism [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    r/cth was banned for hate speech too. Is the tech sector reacting to leftism going mainstream?

      • joshuaism [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Well they're being crazy proactive. Oh well. Anyone who's heard of the fediverse is most likely already familiar with sideloading apks.

        • AnalGettysburg [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Def true. But it does suck, because what the fediverse needs is people... And there really aren't that many who are interested if they can't even download an app for it

          • invalidusernamelol [he/him]
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            4 years ago

            F-droid is a good manager for sidelodable apps. It comes with a ton of Foss packages and the ability to add more repos if you stumble across any.

          • kikkai [any,comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            You can download the app from a site and choose to install apps from non-Play Store locations in your settings.

          • throwawaylemmy [none/use name]
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            4 years ago

            https://www.howtogeek.com/313433/how-to-sideload-apps-on-android/

            NOTE: You shouldn't leave the side-load protection/warning off 24/7. Malicious Apps can happen (even in the Google Play store). So be vigilant with what you pirate/install.

    • AvailableAudience6 [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      I actually think it's the opposite in this case, it's an action against reactionaries.

      I believe that the only one that hasn't received a warning is Tusky, which quite openly blacklists Gab's domains, while others don't have blacklists. Of course, reactionaries have tanked its Google Play ratings because it's "against free speech".