Google removes app that helps people boycott pro-Israel companies
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NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies::NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

  • s38b35M5@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    1 year ago

    It seems likely to me that there are campaigns of people mass reporting content and apps to get then taken down[…]

    Case in point. Maybe my example is more DMCA-centric than you meant, but same practice applies here.

    • floppade [he/him]@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      In addition to taking advantage of automated systems, yes many groups are engaging in pressure campaigns on specific companies and organizations to engage in censorship right now.