steven36 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 Google just announced that, even in places where weed has been legalized, it won’t allow any apps to arrange the delivery of marijuana, marijuana products, or products with THC. Part of a rollout of new Google Play policies, the company will no longer allow apps that provide users with the ability to order cannabis products through a shopping cart feature within the app or arrange the delivery or pick up of them. The specific language states that those types of activity are “some examples of common violations,” so it’s unclear exactly how hard Google will police apps that are weed-adjacent, even if they are technically not selling weed directly within the app or schedule delivery times. A Google spokesperson told Gizmodo in an email that apps will have 30 days after launching to comply with the new policy, and it will only require the removal of the in-app shopping cart feature. The motivation behind the policy change remains unclear, but Google has been explicit about trying to make the Google Play store more suitable for children, likely inspired by an FTC complaint filed in December urging an investigation into apps for kids in the Play Store. The company rolled out a number of policy changes today that would aim “to provide additional protections for children and families,” according to Android developers blog post published on Wednesday, at the same time that it updated its policy around how weed is facilitated through its app store. “These apps simply need to move the shopping cart flow outside of the app itself to be compliant with this new policy,” a Google spokesperson said. “We’ve been in contact with many of the developers and are working with them to answer any technical questions and help them implement the changes without customer disruption.” The marijuana policy change might be overcompensation for this stated intention. While banning weed delivery apps (of which there are plenty) in regions where the substance is not yet legalized makes legal sense for the company, this policy also applies to places where it has been legalized. Of course, Android users aren’t limited to using apps that have been deemed appropriate by Google, people can sideload any app they like. But for developers, placement in the company’s official store is still considered crucial. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v3n0m Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 22 minutes ago, steven36 said: Google just announced that, even in places where weed has been legalized, it won’t allow any apps to arrange the delivery of marijuana, marijuana products, or products with THC. Part of a rollout of new Google Play policies, the company will no longer allow apps that provide users with the ability to order cannabis products through a shopping cart feature within the app or arrange the delivery or pick up of them. Yea, but who needs google? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven36 Posted May 30, 2019 Author Share Posted May 30, 2019 47 minutes ago, v3n0m said: Yea, but who needs google? Not a Google fanboy here i been telling people who needs Google since before they ever made android or chrome when they were nothing but a search engine , ad-vendor and there email was still beta invite only. The 1st addon i used to hack Googles ads was CustomizeGoogle it was a Firefox extension that enhances Google search results by adding extra information (like links to Yahoo, Ask Jeeves, MSN etc) and removing unwanted information (like ads and spam). Way back when i used Firefox 2.5 For blocking ads back then all we had was Cracked AD Muncher and ABP I used both Quote CustomizeGoogle was abandoned in 2008. I didn't even know who Google was tell like 2006. Yahoo was the most used search engine , messenger and public email back then and i stop smoking weed back in the 90s some years before I came online all the time in 2001 . Smoking that stuff is something my kids have to worry about now , it's a waste of money i think . This info is not for me i don't use there software I use Linux it's for the 2.5 billion people trapped in there ecosystem that do use there spyware . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator DKT27 Posted May 30, 2019 Administrator Share Posted May 30, 2019 Not the only type of apps they are stopping there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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