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Palestinian social app Upscrolled removed from Google Play Store (en.royanews.tv)
submitted 3 months ago by geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Google Play has delisted UpScrolled, the "censorship-resistant" social media app founded by Issam Hijazi, following its rapid growth to over 2.5 million users and its brief stint as a top-ranked alternative to TikTok.

While the app remains available for existing users, Google has not provided a specific reason for the removal; UpScrolled's team confirmed they are working with the Play Store for reinstatement while maintaining their commitment to unfiltered content.

This development follows the app's rapid ascent in popularity, particularly amid concerns over content moderation on competing platforms like TikTok.

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[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 22 points 3 months ago (3 children)

When this happens I'm flashing graphene os onto my pixel 9

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 43 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Do it now, use obtainium, droidfy and aurora. Nearly every app works except google wallet.

[–] pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 months ago

The updated F-Droid Basic is great, it's modern and it

  • UI rewritten from scratch with Kotlin compose
  • improved search, also searching in descriptions and translations
  • easier to discover new apps, also highlighting the most downloaded ones
  • installation approval before downloading
  • multiple updates/downloads at the same time
  • notifying user of issues with apps (e.g. signing key changed)
  • optional Material You color theme
  • improved filtering of lists source
[–] SpezCanLigmaBalls@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (4 children)

My only problem stopping me is I use my phone for work too. Microsoft auth, outlook. Mostly just auth. I was looking it up a bit ago and people said it breaks it for work accounts

[–] Saljid@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

I currently use MS Auth on my Graphene OS phone. Have installed Play Services on that profile, though

[–] Squizzy@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

I use edge for mails and texts because msoft auth stopped prompting and working.

[–] pirat@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

The MS auth I need for a work VPN has been set up to call my phone instead, letting me sign in by tapping the # button after answering the phone call from MS.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 3 months ago

u should do that anyway, it's so nice to not feel watched while typing