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Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users (gitlab.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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[–] 2 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The linked gitlab discussion suggests it. There's intermittent successes, and the particular errors align with a backend change.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Yes. once again, we know there was a backend change. The question is "why was it changed"? We already know Google manipulates YouTube for the explicit purpose of breaking Firefox, adblockers and yt-dlp. Who's to say this is different? Certainly not anyone on GitLab.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Ah, I think I understand you a bit better. It's true that the reason for the change is unclear, and it definitely could be malicious. However, that lack of clarity is what makes the OP article title misleading.

    The article title claims the certainty that Google has blocked the Aurora store outright. I think you'll agree that frequent errors with some successes is not the same as an intentional, simple block.

    We may find that, yes, Google is intentionally blocking Aurora. It is just misleading to say so at this point.

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