I can’t see this move by Google as anything but a power grab to reduce competition

It locks down phones. Without sideloading the elite controls which messenger services can be used. They most likely can also secretly update apps and replace them with versions that leak the encryption keys.

With Google not being threatened by a competitor this essentially tells us that the elite is serious about moving to fascism.

It's frightening to me that the comment has 85 upvotes but no reply that points this out.