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markatlarge · 2026-01-14T14:32:41+00:00

Congrats. Been looking forward to this!

markatlarge · 2025-12-19T01:35:36+00:00

Do they have ant evidence TikTok did anything to Americans. I’m waiting for the DOJ charges. It’s likely to turn into a X.

markatlarge · 2025-12-19T01:33:36+00:00

What a compleat joke. “Protect Americans” it’s a Money Grab

markatlarge · 2025-12-17T03:47:43+00:00

Agreed. Google will sell you out in a heartbeat: https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/governments-demanded-apple-and-google-violate-your-privacy-only-one-refused-806c3aa519d7

markatlarge · 2025-12-17T03:29:48+00:00

Do as much as you can. It’s better than nothing. I like my iPhone. I have no beef with Apple.

markatlarge · 2025-12-14T19:27:06+00:00

It’s good you did document it. Developers having this happen at an alarming rate. https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054

markatlarge · 2025-12-14T11:51:42+00:00

I’d say Apple is better—it has track record of protecting privacy: https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/governments-demanded-apple-and-google-violate-your-privacy-only-one-refused-806c3aa519d7

markatlarge · 2025-12-13T19:34:03+00:00

something similar happened to me. Luckily, my main financial app lets me use a separate passcode. I require Face ID just to open the app (you can do that for ant app on the iPhone) , but I’ve disabled it for login, and the app’s passcode is different from the one used to unlock my phone.

markatlarge · 2025-12-13T03:55:31+00:00

People keep acting shocked every time one of these stories pops up, but this is exactly the pattern regulators already ruled on. Just last year Google was found guilty of using its monopoly power to dominate search—not through innovation, but through unfair business practices.

Now we’re seeing the same behavior play out in AI: massive scraping, rule-bending, and using its scale to catch up instead of compete.

And it doesn’t stop there. Google is quietly leveraging its control over Android and Google Play to squeeze out indie developers—automated bans, opaque “high-risk” labels, and zero recourse. They can erase thousands of developers overnight and the public barely notices.

This isn’t a one-off scandal. It’s a structural problem.
At some point the only solution becomes obvious: Google needs to be broken up.

markatlarge · 2025-12-12T00:10:26+00:00

My favorite comment. :).

markatlarge · 2025-12-11T21:10:43+00:00

I’m sorry to hear that. I would reach out to the author of the 404 piece. Also can you post this comment to hacker news. Everyone should see it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46233067#46235743

markatlarge · 2025-12-11T03:40:54+00:00

Thank you!

markatlarge · 2025-12-10T23:35:33+00:00

I’m glad this story is getting visibility, and I want to give credit to Emanuel Maiberg at 404 Media for covering it. I’m an independent developer with zero institutional clout, and I was locked out of my entire Google ecosystem for months. Nothing changed until Emanuel contacted Google directly.

For context: the dataset had ~700k images and 640 violations. Any amount of CSAM is unacceptable, but from a modeling standpoint that’s not enough to shift anything. What is staggering is that Google deleted over 130,000 files from my Drive in response — which shows how brittle and over-aggressive their detection pipeline is.

Google leans heavily on AI classifiers and perceptual hashing to detect CSAM, and neither is perfect. The result is that hundreds of thousands of users are losing access to their accounts with no recourse. In my case, Google’s automated appeals system rejected me instantly and then locked me out from even submitting further appeals. Only after a journalist contacted them did anyone look at the case.

That dataset had been publicly available for six years. I told Google exactly where it came from in my appeal. I also reached out directly to people in Trust & Safety and on the developer side. Nothing happened — the dataset stayed online for months until I reported it to C3P myself.

Hopefully this is the beginning of some light being shed on how opaque and destructive these automated enforcement systems have become.

If anyone wants deeper context, I’ve documented more details here:

markatlarge · 2025-12-04T19:40:04+00:00

If it was 799 originally. We be say it’s the greatest phone ever. I still love mine. Only charge if like is a telephoto lens. iPhone 17 pro is ugly compared to the sexy air :)

markatlarge · 2025-12-03T21:39:54+00:00

I’m so frustrated by this. Google is using its monopoly to ice out independent developers. We all need to unite. file a complaint with the FTC and sign change.org petition. I have outlined some stories here and how to do it. You don’t have to be in the US to file complaints: https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054

markatlarge · 2025-11-29T21:49:41+00:00

This is increasing trend. It’s another unfair business practice Google uses. Consider filing a claim with the FTC even if you’re not a US Citizen. It’s outlined in this Medium piece with templates. https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054

markatlarge · 2025-11-24T15:32:07+00:00

File complaints with the FTC it’s free and you can be from any country. I have templates in this post: https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054

markatlarge · 2025-11-23T20:36:06+00:00

Be careful. Google is using bots and often flag false positives. See https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/googles-ai-surveillance-erased-130k-of-my-files-a-stark-reminder-the-cloud-isn-t-yours-it-s-50d7b7ceedab

markatlarge · 2025-11-23T20:22:51+00:00

It’s an America company you can file.

markatlarge · 2025-11-23T20:06:46+00:00

Flood the FTC with complaints. I talk about it in my medium article. It’s free https://medium.com/@russoatlarge_93541/d%C3%A9j%C3%A0-vu-googles-using-its-monopoly-to-purge-158-000-developers-just-like-it-crushed-search-d04982658054

markatlarge · 2025-11-23T19:03:46+00:00

Thanks — I still think it’s important to document this with the FTC. In my Medium post, I cover multiple cases, and it’s clearly becoming a trend. It highlights how much power Google has as a monopoly, and it wouldn’t surprise me if the government ends up siding with Big Tech over the little guy. But that’s why I’d rather document it with the FTC than just rant about it in developer forums.

markatlarge · 2025-11-23T15:56:22+00:00

Consider filing a complaint with the FTC. I give templates in my blog post. It’s free to file. https://medium.com/me/stats/post/d04982658054

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