Google Play bans open source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content”

Using their logic, should Google itself be banned?

Seriously, you can find some real bad places on the internet when searching in Google.

It was reinstated like ten hours before this was posted here.

Which is quite long, especially when they're growing from the WhatsApp debacle

Color me shocked. Why do we need app stores again?

Because Google is working very hard to make installing apps through Google Play is the only way you can install apps on Android.

Have they openly said this yet?

Given they have pushed pwa pretty hard and are disappointed that firefox doesn't support them now, that is an odd thing to say.

They have been pushing tech to do exactly what you say they are trying to stop.

How so?

So your mobile phone does not end up like the average Windows install.

That's a problem for the OS security model, not an App Atore.

The average Windows install is fine now, thanks to Windows Defender

The ban was reversed.