Google kicked a video player off Play Store for mentioning .ass subtitle format

Oh, the profanity!

The Play Store's automated app removal algorithms are supposed to make the distribution platform a safer place for everyone, but unfortunately, the process is prone to false positives. The latest victim to be struck by this is the Just (Video) Player for violating the profanity policy. The app included a note on the subtitle format .ass in its description, which Google's bots identified as a certain body part.

The Play Store sent out an automated email to the developer, telling him that his "app contains content that doesn't comply with the Sexual Content and Profanity policy" and has been suspended.

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