Comment by WinterMount223
4 years ago
Did their accounts end up permanently banned or could they recover them? Seems like something that could actually be abused if not. A weaponized banned Google account on a laptop. A laptop with cooties. The seven generations punishment.
> Did their accounts end up permanently banned or could they recover them?
How could they recover them? The only support Google offers for situations like this is write a sob story on social media, and hope it gets enough traction that a Google employee intervenes.
I'm no longer doing android development, thankfully (never again!) -- I don't relish the thought of having to ask house guests if they or anyone they know have ever been banned from Google. I don't understand how Google can staff up their Play store with engineers given this keeps happening.
And we thought checking on COVID status was a problem, imagine if we now have to ask if someone has received a Google VAX
Maybe this is the key to actually getting Google to fix this. Weaponize Google bans to the point it's unsustainable for their business.
They are weaponised already unfortunately. There are HN stories of competitors reporting devs/apps and them getting irrevocably banned without a platform to complain on/to. I used to like/defend Google, but they keep disappointing.
I even have Google-anxiety and am considering moving everything away before it becomes too late
It is unfortunate that this will eventually happen