Big Tech is at it again.

Some of you might have seen this already. Google has announced a new policy for Android app developers, which would require them to seek Google’s permission if they want to distribute their apps outside of the Google Play Store (on their own website or on alternative app stores). This would entail:

1) agreeing to their terms and conditions
2) paying a fee
3) uploading a government ID

Which is wrong on so many levels. Nobody should be forced to register with Google if they don’t want to use their services.

In doing so they would be extending their gatekeeping (tentacles) into distribution channels where they’re just not a legitimate authority.

At Vivaldi, we believe you have the right to run whatever software you want on a device you own. That’s why we’ve co-signed this open letter, together with other 53 organisations, requesting Google to back off on the proposed policy before it enters into force.

(Plus, they have have a pretty cool logo 😄)

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

An "underage woman" is a 30-year-old trying to run for President but can't because the law says she has to be 35 to qualify.

A "child" is a person under the age of 18, like the children that Epstein raped and abused and the GOP is now trying to cover up to protect Trump.

Stop sanitizing the rape of children, release the full, unredacted Epstein files, and prosecute every single person responsible for abusing children.

Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk.