Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? "We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other." Because the Wayback Machine remembers (https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html)…

We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

Local consumer protection agencies, regulators, and representatives can be just as powerful as national ones, and they often listen more closely to their constituents (especially in an election year). New feature: you can now reach out directly to your EU Member of Parliament or US State Senator and consumer protection agencies from the regulators list at https://keepandroidopen.org/#consumers. Speak out now, before it is too late!

You can now include the countdown banner from keepandroidopen.org on your own site with a single line of JavaScript! Take a look at https://keepandroidopen.org/banner/ for the HOWTO…