[eminence32]

I'm not an android developer, so I'm missing some context and key information. But I have a question: When Google is asking developers to "register" their apps as part of this new program, are they just trying to keep a mapping from some code signing key to a government ID? Or are they trying to do a code review process that is similar to submitting to an app store?

I know both are objectionable in their own way, but these two scenarios are quite different and I want to understand this better.

[samat]

The first one for sure, second one — to an extent. If you publish “objectionable” apps (we are told this will be used to combat malware) — your certificate will be revoked.

[ACCount37]

Yes, combat malware. They totally aren't doing this to kill off ReVanced.