top | item 21887918 Google Removes Metamask from the Play Store, Appeal Rejected 34 points| nootropicat | 6 years ago |twitter.com | reply 7 comments order hn newest [+] [-] iamnothere|6 years ago|reply YouTube also just removed a bunch of crypto-related channels, although they now claim it was in error: https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/12/26/googl...That this happened over Christmas is unusual. Maybe there is an anti-crypto zealot at work inside of Google. [+] [-] jppope|6 years ago|reply Google hasn't had a major crypto announcement... look out for one coming up [+] [-] K0SM0S|6 years ago|reply This is what they usually say, but in this case, what would that be?1. joining one big name in cryptocurrencies and providing software for the chosen one exclusively?2. creating their own thing, like Facebook did?3. banning cryptocurrencies entirely from the Chrome ecosystem?4. ...? [+] [-] zepto|6 years ago|reply Who cares? Android users are not dependent on the store. Google can ban whatever they like. [+] [-] m-p-3|6 years ago|reply 99% of users are not even aware there is something else beyond the Google Play Store. load replies (2)
[+] [-] iamnothere|6 years ago|reply YouTube also just removed a bunch of crypto-related channels, although they now claim it was in error: https://www.forbes.com/sites/billybambrough/2019/12/26/googl...That this happened over Christmas is unusual. Maybe there is an anti-crypto zealot at work inside of Google.
[+] [-] jppope|6 years ago|reply Google hasn't had a major crypto announcement... look out for one coming up [+] [-] K0SM0S|6 years ago|reply This is what they usually say, but in this case, what would that be?1. joining one big name in cryptocurrencies and providing software for the chosen one exclusively?2. creating their own thing, like Facebook did?3. banning cryptocurrencies entirely from the Chrome ecosystem?4. ...?
[+] [-] K0SM0S|6 years ago|reply This is what they usually say, but in this case, what would that be?1. joining one big name in cryptocurrencies and providing software for the chosen one exclusively?2. creating their own thing, like Facebook did?3. banning cryptocurrencies entirely from the Chrome ecosystem?4. ...?
[+] [-] zepto|6 years ago|reply Who cares? Android users are not dependent on the store. Google can ban whatever they like. [+] [-] m-p-3|6 years ago|reply 99% of users are not even aware there is something else beyond the Google Play Store. load replies (2)
[+] [-] m-p-3|6 years ago|reply 99% of users are not even aware there is something else beyond the Google Play Store. load replies (2)
[+] [-] iamnothere|6 years ago|reply
That this happened over Christmas is unusual. Maybe there is an anti-crypto zealot at work inside of Google.
[+] [-] jppope|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] K0SM0S|6 years ago|reply
1. joining one big name in cryptocurrencies and providing software for the chosen one exclusively?
2. creating their own thing, like Facebook did?
3. banning cryptocurrencies entirely from the Chrome ecosystem?
4. ...?
[+] [-] zepto|6 years ago|reply
[+] [-] m-p-3|6 years ago|reply