That is very helpful thanks!

You mean half a dozen add-ons are available

Far more… if you're using Nightly (I do as my daily browser, with a dozen of active extensions). Not easy though: https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/09/29/expanded-extensio...

Let's not kid ourselves, if there was such cryptocurrency the sanctions would have been drafted differently and the end result would have been the same.

original post was deleted

https://support.google.com/maps/thread/152809911/terrorists-...

https://old.reddit.com/r/ukraine/comments/t4copf/they_are_us...

Someone with a line to the Maps team should contact them immediately

Heh, "deleted" from the Internet: https://web.archive.org/web/20220301173337/https://support.g...

but either way, I do hope the traditional "Google support via HN frontpage" actually helps in this circumstance, too

Done! I hope they can act fast.

There has been a response in another ticket that they're harmless markers that have been around for a while, but it's hard to tell if they actually went through the data to confirm it.

https://support.google.com/maps/thread/152846276?hl=en

That’s not an official response and, honestly, I doubt they went through every single data point to check whether they existed before this week or not.

If I were an idiot planning to use a public product for classified opsec activities, the least I would do is try and make them blend in with existing data to reduce the chances of it being removed for just this purpose.

Google does not own .lol either.

Right. And .lol is open for business. I was registering one yesterday.

Obvious trademark infringement.

That isnt what they removed it for

the stated reason was: > your on-device title does not reflect your app’s functionality.

There are several other apps with Eurovision in the name. If the infringement were the reason they are selective with enforcement.

An average user would download "Eurovision GP" expecting the voting functionality everyone and their dog knows is a major part of the experience and instead they get a gallery app.

OP's highly rated app was more than likely listed higher than the official app rated 2.8 stars hence user reports and its subsequent removal.

Trademark infringement is never a good idea, those other apps could get pulled for the same reason at any time.

Yep, I reached the same conclusion as you (albeit more slowly). I wrongly assumed it was okay because so many other apps and websites do the same. Last year I implemented a scorecard feature (allowing users to score all historic shows and the live shows), the biggest app with this functionality is called 'Eurovision 12 points', I'm surprised my app got suspended yet other apps haven't.

It would have been kind & reasonable if Google had given me an opportunity to rectify the issue by re-branding which I would have done in a heartbeat.

Also, I don't understand why their feedback is so cryptic, if it's was a trademark issue why didn't they just say that.

Well, it's not really a Grand Prix app or General Practitioner app. The app name "Eurovision GP" is confusing

What is a "on-device title"?

It's the name that appears on your phone/device if you have the app installed. This can differ from the app store title which is often more verbose.

> your on-device title does not reflect your app’s functionality.

So you cannot just give it any name, it has to reflect the app's functionality? That is weird. I have a project that is named X, but from that alone you cannot tell what it does exactly. It is impossible to give it a name that would do that.

This needs more detail, what is the body of the mail supposed to show?

Did you run an experiment? How was it run?

Is this between protonmail addresses?

Based on my experience Microsoft Store will kill the app to update it.

FizzBuzzCoin?