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Google begins enforcing Android developer verification in four Asian markets

Original: ⛓️ Today, Google has taken the next step in enclosing the # Android ecosystem by starting to enforce its developer verif

Google has started enforcing its Android developer verification program in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand, requiring developers to be verified before distributing apps. Critics, including Nextcloud, describe the move as a further enclosure of the Android ecosystem and are pointing users toward free and open-source app stores as alternatives. The rollout is being watched as a preview of wider global enforcement of the policy.

Why now: The policy's first enforcement rollout raises concerns about openness of the Android app ecosystem and the future of sideloading.

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• ⛓️ Today, Google has taken the next step in enclosing the # Android ecosystem by starting to enforce its developer verification program in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. No better time than now to recommend the best apps from everyone's favorite # FOSS app store,… · nextcloud@mastodon.xyz · 47

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