Archived Google has banned the Infowars Android app over false coronavirus claims (theverge.com)
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Archived Google has banned the Infowars Android app over false coronavirus claims (theverge.com)
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https://archive.ph/wip/Cbklc :
'Apple permanently banned the Infowars app from the App Store in September 2018, citing App Store guidelines that forbid content that’s “offensive, insensitive, upsetting, intended to disgust, or in exceptionally poor taste.”'
'Google has banned the Infowars Android app from the Google Play store, the company confirmed to Wired on Friday. '
'Google also confirmed the app’s removal to The Verge, and we couldn’t find the Infowars app in a search on the Play Store this evening. '
'Tech companies have also publicly committed to cracking down on coronavirus misinformation. '
'Google has an “SOS Alert” in place for searches for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, that points to resources from the CDC and local governments at the top of search results. '
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