Google bans apps selling medical misinformation from App Retailer

Google wailing now ban apps deemed to be selling medical misinformation or impersonating authorities companies, companies, or firms from its cell App Retailer.

The Massive Tech firm up to date its tips on Wednesday for the Android App Retailer, together with further insurance policies concerning the forms of apps allowed on the platform. Most notably, the corporate is increasing its opposition to apps that it concludes are spreading medical misinformation.

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"We do not enable apps containing deceptive well being claims that contradict current medical consensus, or may cause hurt to customers," the tips learn. These embody apps offering deceptive claims about vaccines, apps advocating unapproved remedies, and apps advocating conversion remedy.

The rules additionally limit app builders from alleging that they're related to sure firms. For instance, the rules record a information aggregator app that makes an attempt to assert in its developer title that it's associated to Google for example of what to not do. The rules additionally limit apps from utilizing nationwide emblems or logos from companies to recommend it's an official app.

The rules additionally enforced new restrictions on in-app promoting. Google won't enable apps to show full-screen advertisements that aren't closable after 15 seconds.

The brand new well being misinformation and impersonation insurance policies will go into impact on Aug. 31.

The search engine firm launched an replace on Wednesday, permitting customers to trace their mates' places by way of the Google Maps app.

Google's father or mother firm Alphabet noticed its income sluggish beneath Wall Road's expectations within the second quarter, in line with the Tuesday launch.