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==they REALLY despise ad-blockers==

It's worth mentioning that G forbids any apps (on Play Store) that have the ''mere capability'' of blocking ads, even if the apps aren't presented as "ad-blockers". For example, [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/eac1f8a29f56241965a75ae3e25eef9c715a7137/README.md?plain=1#L39 NetGuard], which has a <code>[[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|/etc/hosts]]</code>-like domain-blocking feature in the GitHub release, was forced to be crippled in the play-store release, on the grounds of "system stability" or something (I can't remember)

It's worth mentioning that G forbids any apps (on Play Store) that have the ''mere capability'' of blocking ads, even if the apps aren't presented as "ad-blockers". For example, [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/eac1f8a29f56241965a75ae3e25eef9c715a7137/README.md?plain=1#L39 NetGuard], which has a <code>[[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|/etc/hosts]]</code>-like domain-blocking feature in the GitHub release, was [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/8a60a7b3f43af5db21d4bd4512bc541d21a8fc5d/ADBLOCKING.md?plain=1#L6 forced to be crippled in the play-store release] ([https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/8a60a7b3f43af5db21d4bd4512bc541d21a8fc5d/ADBLOCKING.md?plain=1#L105 alt line]), on the grounds of "system stability" or something (I can't remember)

[https://reddit.com/r/Android/comments/15y7g70/google_is_going_to_remove_netguard_from_the_play/ See also] [[User:Rudxain|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain|talk]]) 19:05, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

:Eeeek! That is definitely worth mentioning, maybe in its own article? [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 19:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)

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 ==they REALLY despise ad-blockers==
-It's worth mentioning that G forbids any apps (on Play Store) that have the ''mere capability'' of blocking ads, even if the apps aren't presented as "ad-blockers". For example, [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/eac1f8a29f56241965a75ae3e25eef9c715a7137/README.md?plain=1#L39 NetGuard], which has a <code>[[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|/etc/hosts]]</code>-like domain-blocking feature in the GitHub release, was forced to be crippled in the play-store release, on the grounds of "system stability" or something (I can't remember)
+It's worth mentioning that G forbids any apps (on Play Store) that have the ''mere capability'' of blocking ads, even if the apps aren't presented as "ad-blockers". For example, [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/eac1f8a29f56241965a75ae3e25eef9c715a7137/README.md?plain=1#L39 NetGuard], which has a <code>[[wikipedia:Hosts_(file)|/etc/hosts]]</code>-like domain-blocking feature in the GitHub release, was [https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/8a60a7b3f43af5db21d4bd4512bc541d21a8fc5d/ADBLOCKING.md?plain=1#L6 forced to be crippled in the play-store release] ([https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/blob/8a60a7b3f43af5db21d4bd4512bc541d21a8fc5d/ADBLOCKING.md?plain=1#L105 alt line]), on the grounds of "system stability" or something (I can't remember)
 [https://reddit.com/r/Android/comments/15y7g70/google_is_going_to_remove_netguard_from_the_play/ See also] [[User:Rudxain|Rudxain]] ([[User talk:Rudxain|talk]]) 19:05, 20 October 2025 (UTC)
 :Eeeek! That is definitely worth mentioning, maybe in its own article? [[User:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|<i><b>AnotherConsumerRightsPerson</b></i>]] ([[User talk:AnotherConsumerRightsPerson|talk]]) 19:18, 20 October 2025 (UTC)