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Google removes Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store (www.engadget.com)
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Google has removed popular psychological horror game Doki Doki Literature Club! from the Play Store. According to Dan Salvato, who led its development team, and publisher Serenity Forge, Google told them the visual novel was removed because it violated its Terms of Service in its depiction of sensitive themes. The game is “widely celebrated for portraying mental health in a way that meaningfully connects deeply with players around the world,” they said in their announcement. Its free version, which came out first, has been downloaded at least 30 million times, while the paid “Plus” version has had at least one million downloads. The visual novel has repeatedly made Engadget’s lists of favorite games over the years.

**alternative download link you can download it from https://com-serenityforge-dokidokiliteratureclub.en.uptodown.com/android/download

Don't know if it is trustworthy though.

You play download the PC version officially from steam, only android was removed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/698780/Doki_Doki_Literature_Club/ **

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[–] GasMaskedLunatic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've seen shit on X far worse than the shit in Doki Doki in literally every way possible. Why is their app still available for download? Fuck you, Google.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago

Maybe two companies deciding what apps are good for 99.9% of smartphone users isn't a good thing? Perhaps our trust has gone a little too far? I like your sentiment, it's time to be furious about this.

[–] HyperfocusSurfer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago

I mean, if they ban twatter, poor pedos loose the ability to conveniently generate csam, and pedos are pretty much a (the?) protected minority nowadays. Arguably, also applies to nazis, but assuming they can read is a stretch, so they can simply use any note taking app instead

[–] Retail4068@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (3 children)

X == Google. Definitely how it works.

[–] Yttra@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The very same app that almost got removed from Google Play (and Apple's App Store) for ToS violations such as planning to disable account blocking functionality?

Yes, that is indeed how it works.

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

No. X is an app that's a sizable on google Play. If they are banning dokindoki, why not ban X, which has far worse shit?

That's what they meant. is the one doing the banning, so it makes sense to criticise it even if they are not the owners of X. Reading comprehension.