Google will require developer verification to install Android apps, including sideloading
F-Droid Forum [Unofficial]
March 7, 2026
And now Age Verification is destined to actually destroy GrapheneOS and other Android Jailbreak OS ROMS…
Age Verification Mandates: The ‘Protect the Kids’ Scam That’s Building a Permanent Surveillance Grid
It ain’t looking good at all…
Plus: KIDS Act (H.R. 7757) – Action Center
The US Federal government is getting more involved, and trust me, I use DeviantArt, so that’s another service that will be killed off by these laws…
Google isn’t the only enemy anymore, it’s also the governments. Of course, Japan is exempt because they banned Age Verification outright, for some bizarre reason. At least VPNs will still be valuable!
(Also, Mau, refrain from irrelevant and Anti-Privacy statements, as F-Droid hates Google and now they are hating various governments)
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