How Google killed my app with 150K installs and 2 years of work

https://medium.com/@spicerapp/how-google-killed-my-app-with-150k-installs-and-2-years-of-work-ec25c4a582e2

by WA9ACE • 7 years ago

4 1 7 years ago

Couple of things: The app itself, according to the author's account of what it offers, is a glorified survey that shows the other person your survey results... Seems contrived and largely over-engineered, but who am I to judge?

But in a broader sense, why does Google even have a policy against sexual content? I am all for parental controls, age restrictions, and keeping the app's screenshots family friendly but I don't understand why you would create a market that would ban legal adult only content regardless of intended purpose (be it porn, surveys, couples experiences, or whatever).

If the argument is "what about unlawful sexual content? How do you manage it?" I could make that same argument about any shopping app. How does Google assure that every product Amazon seller, for example, is lawful, or every eBay auction?

I feel like rejecting apps that primary promote unlawful activities is fine and also likely legally required in many cases. But that's a different topic than this one.

How Google killed my app with 150K installs and 2 years of work

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