[HN Gopher] Tell HN: Google deleted my developer account
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       Tell HN: Google deleted my developer account
        
       Google deleted my developer account, just because my game has 'new'
       in the game title. I think it's an atrocity.
        
       Author : mandeepj
       Score  : 43 points
       Date   : 2021-12-21 18:31 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
       | jetsetgo wrote:
        
       | johnwheeler wrote:
       | What do you mean? Can you elaborate? Are you not allowed to have
       | "new" in the title? Why not? So many questions...
        
         | mandeepj wrote:
         | Please check "Examples of common violations in app title, icon,
         | or developer name" at
         | 
         | https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
         | 
         | They sent me very obscure messages about non-compliance. It
         | took me a while to figure out the problem.
        
           | sdoering wrote:
           | So Google has forbidden the use of "New" in the title of an
           | app.
           | 
           | OP used "New" in title of an app and now complains about
           | Google enforcing the clearly stated rules?
           | 
           | This has nothing to do with the question if Google should
           | have the right to set these rules. If the are somewhat like a
           | monopoly in the app market (at least for Android) or of any
           | (maybe rightly to make) argument against Google's businesses
           | practices.
           | 
           | As far as I can learn from the posting and one comment Google
           | not only has every right to shut down the account, but must
           | do so not to ensure that others would point this out as an
           | example and argue for their apps to be allowed these words in
           | the title.
           | 
           | And that would probably make the whole crappy app store even
           | worse for the end user/consumer.
        
             | mandeepj wrote:
             | I published the app early last year. I did not change the
             | title after the initial optimizations. There was no problem
             | all along until now. How would you feel if your app is
             | deleted shortly after receiving couple of ambiguous emails
             | in a month?
             | 
             | Mid last year, we changed the game play entirely. During
             | all this time, we worked a lot and hard on it. It really
             | hurts to see the game gone - just like that.
        
               | m0lecules wrote:
               | can you post the emails?
        
       | voakbasda wrote:
       | Zero tolerance is intolerance. Google shows its true colors when
       | it drops the ban hammer without giving any means or opportunity
       | to learn from honest mistakes.
        
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