#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.

Are you:

Using the Tumblr App? AND

Constantly being Advertised Pornographic Content regardless of your content settings with no way to fix it aside from giving Tumblr money?

GOOD NEWS!! YOU, YES YOU, CAN REPORT THE TUMBLR APP TO YOUR RESPECTIVE APP STORE FOR POLICY VIOLATION!!

yes, both the google play store and the apple app store DO NOT ALLOW anything that actively advertises pornographic or otherwise sexually stimulating services! I was okay with flesh hat guy, annoying, but whatever. That being said, I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than look at Corporate-Approved Computer Generated Anime Vulva.

Would I narc if it were just as easy for the userbase to post hole? absolutely not!! but this is stupid and malicious and i cant even open the app in polite company anymore, forget public!! tumblr policy is "hole for me but not for thee"? bullshit!

HERE'S WHAT TO DO:

on apple/iOS:

go to the app store

find tumblr

click flag app

look for "pornographic content"

explain about your experience with the porn ads!

on android/google play:

go to the google play store

find the tumblr app

click the "..." menu and find "flag app"

it should have a dropdown menu under one of the options that says "report for policy violation" or something similar

report for "innapropriate content".

it is NOT user sumbitted. this content is sponsored by and of direct approval of tumblr staff.

it will ask you for the package name. the package name is "com.tumblr"