This is just sad. The community about Europe makes steps that are against Europe’s own Charter of Fundamental Rights.

As a result, Germany has cracked down on legitimate criticism of the actions of the Israeli government, including on Jews and Israelis, academics, civil society and artists, who face restrictions on their rights to expression and protest, alongside funding cuts and bans on organizations.

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/11/11/germanys-muddle-antisemitism

The only recourse here should really be to move the community.

Visting internet without an ad blocker is literally impossible these days. It’s simply mandatory.

It’s defintely that. They went even further before until it was pointed out to them that it was a bit to obvious.

In 2020 Google claimed it was supposed to be limited to a single region in partnership with a single carrier. And was never meant to be put up on Play Store.

A spokesperson from Google reached out to clarify some details about the Device Lock Controller app. To start with, Google says they launched this app in collaboration with a Kenyan carrier called Safaricom.

Google has confirmed that the Device Lock Controller app should not be listed on the Google Play Store for users in the U.S., and they will work to take down the listing.

Source: https://www.xda-developers.com/google-device-lock-controller-banks-payments/

Of course, it was a lie since it’s still on Play Store an of today and in use.