Exposing
Censorship on
Google Play
Stores
Discover how GoogleCensorship.org tracks
and reports on app availability and censorship practices in Google Play Stores worldwide
and reports on app availability
and censorship practices in
Google Play Stores worldwide
Play Store Monitor (PSM) Highlights
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.
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.
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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