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Palestinian social app Upscrolled removed from Google Play Store (en.royanews.tv)
submitted 2 hours ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Google Play has delisted UpScrolled, the "censorship-resistant" social media app founded by Issam Hijazi, following its rapid growth to over 2.5 million users and its brief stint as a top-ranked alternative to TikTok.

While the app remains available for existing users, Google has not provided a specific reason for the removal; UpScrolled's team confirmed they are working with the Play Store for reinstatement while maintaining their commitment to unfiltered content.

This development follows the app's rapid ascent in popularity, particularly amid concerns over content moderation on competing platforms like TikTok.

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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 42 minutes ago (1 children)

Reminder that Google is on it's third attempt to prevent or limit the installation of APKs outside of the Play Store, meaning they are near the point they can effectively control what apps people run.

[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago (1 children)

When this happens I'm flashing graphene os onto my pixel 9

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 minutes ago

Do it now, use obtainium, droidfy and aurora. Nearly every app works except google wallet.

[–] Solrac@lemmy.world 22 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

And this is why, we sold have https://joinloops.org/ instead

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 10 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

That's a different type of platform though. Upscrolled = insta, Loops = tiktok.

[–] diemartin@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

So, join Pixelfed?

[–] Solrac@lemmy.world 2 points 41 minutes ago

I don't see why not, if you want, why not both

[–] DaMummy@hilariouschaos.com 4 points 2 hours ago

Not just an alternative to TikTok, but also need one for Google Play, and Android too while we're at it. (Yes, I know they exist. Just making a point)

[–] Pika@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (2 children)

De-listed where? It's listed still for me.

I'm guessing it was a regional de-listment and it just wasn't specified.

Being said, this page was enough to make me install the app, still unsure if I wanna use it or not but, I don't wanna risk losing the ability to install the app either.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 49 minutes ago (1 children)

It's back. It was gone for just a few hours it seems

[–] darkevilmac@lemmy.zip 2 points 38 minutes ago

The more I work for tech companies the more I genuinely end up believing that stuff like this being removed is in fact just incompetence at least 50% of the time

[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 2 points 31 minutes ago* (last edited 31 minutes ago)

The devs confirmed it was delisted. Not sure what its current status is. Seeing mixed messages online so it might be regional delisting or it might have been restored.