Exposing

Censorship on

Google Play

Stores

Discover how

GoogleCensorship.org tracks

and reports on app availability

and censorship practices in

Google Play Stores worldwide

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Who We Are

GoogleCensorship.org is part of The App Censorship Project, a GreatFire initiative dedicated to tracking and analyzing app censorship on Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store. The website aims to uncover and report on apps that have been restricted or removed. Our goal is to provide comprehensive insights into Google’s content management practices, promoting transparency and accountability. GreatFire, an organization committed to combating online censorship, oversees this project.

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What We Do

We closely monitor and document app availability in Google's Play Stores through our Play Store Monitor (PSM). We conduct thousands of automatic tests daily and provide users with the ability to test any app's availability in various regions. Our "Detected Changes" page lists status changes (apps restored to or removed from the Play Store). Additionally, our "Disappeared Apps" page catalogs apps that are no longer available in any Play Store.

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Collect

Gathering real-time data on app availability and status changes in the Google Play Store.

Reveal

Analyzing trends to uncover the reasons behind app removals and censorship.

Advocate

Communicating strategies to respond to censorship and promote digital freedom.

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Play Stores Monitored

2.4M+

Apps Available for Monitoring

10,000+

Tests Conducted Daily

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