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# [en] impact_gov_p2: "The [EFF calls](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship) app gatekeeping \"an ever-expanding pathway to internet censorship.\""
# [en] precedent_pullquote: "If Google can retroactively lock down billions of devices that were sold as open platforms, every hardware manufacturer on the planet is watching."
# [en] precedent_p1: "The principle being established: **the company that made your device gets to decide, after you've bought it, what software you're allowed to run.** In software, this is called a \"rug pull\"; but at least you could always install competing software. In hardware, it is a *fait accompli* that strips you of your agency and renders you powerless to the whims of a single unaccountable gatekeeper and convicted monopolist."
# [en] precedent_p2: "Android's openness was never just a feature. It was the *promise* that distinguished it from iPhone. Millions chose Android for exactly that reason. Google is now revoking that promise unilaterally, on devices *already* in people's pockets, because they've decided they have enough market dominance and regulatory capture to get away with it."
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precedent_p2: "Androidがオープンであることは、単なる機能の一つではありません。それはiPhoneを選ばない代わりに結んだ「約束」でした。何百万人もの人が、この「約束」を信じてAndroidを購入しました。 Google は今、この約束を反故にしようとしています。既に人々のポケットの中に入っているデバイスで、です。 すでに十分に市場を支配し、規制当局へのロビー活動を済ませた今なら、どんな横暴を働いても逃げ切れるだろうとほくそ笑みながら。"
# [en] social_callout_x_1: "Starting September 2026, Google will block any Android app whose developer hasn't registered and provided government ID. This affects every Android device worldwide. Learn more: {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_2: "Google announced that all Android app developers must register centrally, pay a fee, and submit government ID, or their apps will be blocked on every device. over 67 organizations oppose this. {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_3: "Android's openness distinguished it from iPhone for 17 years. Google is now requiring mandatory developer registration for all apps, including those distributed outside the Play Store. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_4: "F-Droid, the open-source Android app store, calls Google's developer verification an \"existential threat\" to alternative app distribution. The EFF warns it creates a pathway to censorship. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_5: "Google's proposed workaround for installing unverified apps requires 9 steps, a 24-hour wait, and runs through Play Services, which Google can modify at any time. It hasn't shipped in any beta. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_x_5: "Google が提案する未承認アプリのインストール回避策は、9つもの手順と24時間の待機を必要とし、Google がいつでも変更できる Play 開発者サービスを介して実行されます。しかもベータ版でまだ実装されていません。 {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_6: "Android was sold to us as an open platform. Now Google wants every developer to register and submit ID just to let you install their apps. Don't let them rug-pull 3 billion users. {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_x_6: "Android はオープンプラットフォームとして私たちに売られました。現在 Google は、アプリをインストールさせるためだけに、すべての開発者に登録と身分証明書の提出を求めています。30億人のユーザーへの裏切りを許してはいけません。 {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_7: "If you bought your phone, you should own it. Google's new 'developer verification' means they decide what software you're allowed to run on your own property. Join the 100k+ signers opposing this: {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_8: "Google is turning Android into a walled garden. Mandatory ID, registration fees, and a 9-step 'advanced flow' for sideloading? That's not security, it's a monopoly move. {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_9: "What happens to the student's first app, or the privacy tool built by a volunteer? Google's mandatory registration blocks them all by default unless they play by Google's rules. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_x_9: "学生が初めて作ったアプリや、ボランティアが構築したプライバシーツールはどうなるのでしょうか? Google の義務的な登録は、Googleのルールに従わない限り、デフォルトでそれらすべてをブロックします。 {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_x_10: "17 years of Android openness are at risk. Google's plan to block unverified apps is a direct hit on F-Droid and independent software. Stop the lockdown: {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_x_10: "17年間の Android のオープン性が危機に瀕しています。未承認アプリをブロックする Google の計画は、F-Droid と独立系ソフトウェアに直撃します。この封鎖を止めましょう: {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_x_10: "17年間の Android のオープン性が危機に瀕しています。未承認アプリをブロックする Google の計画は、F-Droid と独立系ソフトウェアを絶滅させます。封鎖を止めましょう: {url} @AlteredDeal #KeepAndroidOpen"
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# [en] social_callout_linkedin_1: "Starting September 2026, Google will require every Android app developer to register centrally and provide government-issued identification before their software can be installed on any device. This applies to all apps, not just those on the Play Store. over 67 organizations have signed an open letter opposing the policy. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
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social_callout_linkedin_1: "2026年9月より、Google はすべての Android アプリ開発者に対し、デバイスにソフトウェアをインストールする前に、中央集権的な登録と政府発行の身分証明書の提供を義務付けます。これは Play ストアのアプリだけでなく、すべてのアプリに適用されます。67以上の組織がこのポリシーに反対する公開書簡に署名しています。 {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
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# [en] social_callout_linkedin_2: "Android's openness has been its distinguishing feature for nearly two decades. Google is now mandating developer registration for all Android apps, including those distributed through alternative stores like F-Droid. The EFF, FSF, Tor Project, and dozens of other organizations are raising serious concerns. {url} #KeepAndroidOpen"
# [en] social_callout_facebook_9: "Google's 9-step process for 'allowing' unverified apps is a trap. It's designed to be so difficult that nobody uses it, giving Google total control. {url}"
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social_callout_facebook_9: "未承認アプリを「許可」するための Google の9段階の抜け穴は落とし穴です。それは誰も使わないほど難しくなるように設計されており、Google に完全な制御権を与えます。 {url}"
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# [en] social_callout_facebook_10: "From students building their first apps to volunteers creating privacy tools, Google's mandatory registration policy will freeze out innovation. Help us keep Android open! {url}"
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