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Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies (www.newsweek.com)

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Google Removes App That Helps People Boycott Pro-Israel Companies::NoThanks was temporarily suspended from the Google Play app store due to a line in its description speaking about Israel.

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[-] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

It seems likely to me that there are campaigns of people mass reporting content and apps to get then taken down[...]

Case in point. Maybe my example is more DMCA-centric than you meant, but same practice applies here.

[-] floppade@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

In addition to taking advantage of automated systems, yes many groups are engaging in pressure campaigns on specific companies and organizations to engage in censorship right now.

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