Multiple civil society organizations and technology companies have written an open letter to Google executives opposing a mandatory developer registration policy for Android app distribution set to take effect worldwide in coming months. The signatories argue the policy extends Google's gatekeeping authority beyond its own marketplace, creates barriers to entry for small developers and marginalized communities, raises privacy concerns, enables arbitrary enforcement, provides competitive advantages, and conflicts with regulatory demands for platform openness.
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Multiple civil society organizations and technology companies have written an open letter to Google executives opposing a mandatory developer registration policy for Android app distribution set to take effect worldwide in coming months. The signatories argue the policy extends Google's gatekeeping authority beyond its own marketplace, creates barriers to entry for small developers and marginalized communities, raises privacy concerns, enables arbitrary enforcement, provides competitive advantages, and conflicts with regulatory demands for platform openness.