{"id":651384,"date":"2013-04-09T10:21:56","date_gmt":"2013-04-09T14:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.talkandroid.com\/?p=157634"},"modified":"2013-04-09T10:21:56","modified_gmt":"2013-04-09T14:21:56","slug":"record-high-60000-apps-deleted-from-the-google-play-store-in-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/651384","title":{"rendered":"Record high 60,000 apps deleted from the Google Play Store in February"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Android competitors like to point to Google’s Play Store as a source of spam. There’s no question that Google’s approach of vetting apps later does provide an environment in which spam can enter into the equation, but Google isn’t a company that tolerates such apps. Turns out there was some serious purging in February as nearly 60.000 apps were removed from the Play Store. This is the highest such number for a month ever, and we have no idea how many of these apps were actually deleted by Google themselves. The total represents apps that were deleted from publishers as well, but since the number is so high, you have to assume Google played a big role in them.<\/p>\n

Why the deletions? Google isn’t going to tell us anything about it, but it could be from spam as well as other violations from their Terms of Service. It probably isn’t all about spam, but Google does have a section in their TOS regarding spam:<\/p>\n

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Spam and Placement in the Store<\/em>
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Developers are important partners in maintaining a great user experience on Google Play.<\/em><\/p>\n