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Google Play keeps banning the same web browser due to vague DMCA notices (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 year ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'd like to DMCA the Google Chrome download page because it allows users to download my copyrighted text

Here is the text that is copyrighted and should not be distributed: 84i848474791874891972uhe8928277483929928hr82982827u4b28828282838748291992910109474748300202io291o2020920201

[–] Rootiest@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm going to file a DMCA against your comment

[–] xep@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

Weird I downloaded it in Firefox and all it shows is
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[–] Nougat@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

His Android TV app Downloader, which combines a web browser with a file manager, was suspended by Google Play in May after several Israeli TV companies complained that the app could be used to load a pirate website.

So ... shouldn't they be suspending all browsers, including Chrome?

[–] Octopus1348@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

Chrome doesn't exist on Android TV.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 1 points 1 year ago

There are no browsers on android tv, probably for this reason