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Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users (gitlab.com)
submitted 2 months ago by to c/opensource@lemmy.ml
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[+] -8 points 2 months ago (12 children)

And what makes you think it's the latter and not the former?

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  • [–] 9 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    Is this sealioning? 🫴🦋

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  • [+] -9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (7 children)

    LOL yes, anyone asking you questions you can't answer about the shit you're saying is "sealioning".

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  • [–] 10 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    The thing is, it's already been answered. The conclusion was made based on reading the gitlab discussion. 🤷‍♂️ I didn't read that myself but maybe try doing that if you're curious. 😉🫶

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  • [–] -3 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    The thing is, the conclusion is not going to be in any discussion outside of a Google internal chat or meeting. We know what happened, we don't know why it happened, or what it means.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The thing is, you asked what made them think that, and I told you it was already answered. 👍🦋

    But I guess you were asking a rhetorical question all along? 🙂

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    The linked gitlab discussion suggests it. There's intermittent successes, and the particular errors align with a backend change.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

    Yes. once again, we know there was a backend change. The question is "why was it changed"? We already know Google manipulates YouTube for the explicit purpose of breaking Firefox, adblockers and yt-dlp. Who's to say this is different? Certainly not anyone on GitLab.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Ah, I think I understand you a bit better. It's true that the reason for the change is unclear, and it definitely could be malicious. However, that lack of clarity is what makes the OP article title misleading.

    The article title claims the certainty that Google has blocked the Aurora store outright. I think you'll agree that frequent errors with some successes is not the same as an intentional, simple block.

    We may find that, yes, Google is intentionally blocking Aurora. It is just misleading to say so at this point.

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