#google play

https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/tech-news-technology/google-expands-play-store-age-verification-globally-10810061/lite/

Idk how effective it'll be (as they point out in the article itself, not all parents may move forward in setting up age ranges, children can also bypass such systems by just creating alternative accounts and lying about their ages), and I'm not sure how valid these claims are since the bigger news outlets haven't covered them yet, but I wanted to know your thoughts on it

🌐⭐️Google Play Store update. Yeah, this doesn't seem effective at all. ⭐️🌐

Like you and the article said, this is easy to bypass. Once again, it makes age verfication a complete failure.

All of this stuff Google is trying to do is ridiculous. I think this is more about gathering sensitive info at this point from everyone and selling it to third parties. That includes a minors data too.

I mean, multiple websites (Disney, Netflix, Microsoft, Roku, Meta, even Google, etc.) were caught collecting a minors' information and selling it to third parties even though in some places that is illegal, like in the US, for example, with COPPA.

So yeah, that's one of the main things I think Google is trying to do in this situation.

New Audiobook: The Living Realm, by Jordan Tannahill, narrated by Richard Armitage, will be released on Audible US and Google Play on September 8 and on Audible UK and Kobo on September 24.

Synopsys: While cruising one evening by Teufelssee, a small glacial lake in the Grunewald forest on the edge of Berlin,

basically, on android, it's possible to install software that's advertisement-free and open-source, from outside of play store. google doesn't like that, but they say it's for 'security reasons' so they want to block that.

i hope this applies to someone reading this, but even if not, forward this message. i'm not seeing a lot of traffic, at least on tumblr from what i've found. so please sign the petition linked on those posts, and forward this. i'm serious, spread this like wildfire.

Please note that starting September 2026, some Google Play Store alternatives may not be able to used, thanks to Google's new policy, which will end anonymous app distribution. Also, always research externally when downloading an app.

F-Droid 💝🤖

Many open-source and privacy-focused apps.

Aurora Store 💝🤖

Navigates similarly to the Play Store.

Triple baka and me