Google removing fediverse apps

Google is apparently taking down all/most fediverse apps from google play on the grounds that that some servers in the fediverse engage in hate speech. At least three apps I know of anyway and I'd imagine the others will follow soon under the exact same reasoning.} Seems to be the case with Husky, Fedilab, and “subway” tooter.

this is a scary precedent if google play is going to ban any apps that can in any way be used to access content with hate speech. So what about a forum client, do they take that down just because there is a forum somewhere on the internet posting hate speech?

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-My comment-

This is really not good, the fediverse is decentralised and does not work in the same way as centralised services.

Users have the power to block individual fediverse servers and or users, if they object to any content being served.