We were gravely disappointed to read last week's statement by Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen that appears to be giving a pass to Google's Android Developer Verification Program.
We implore the European Commission to change course and fulfill their mission to enforce the law and protect their consumers, businesses, and governments from this gross assault on digital freedom.
The ADV program is a flagrant violation of both the spirit and the letter of the Digital Markets Act behind a vague and unsupported smokescreen of "security" — the same cover that Apple has used to successfully evade their own obligations under the act with impunity.
At this very moment when Europe is mired in an existential struggle to establish their digital sovereignty and protect their consumers and businesses from the expanding menace of Big Tech,
@MishaalRahman Quick reminder: DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM. Over 60 organizations worldwide are opposed to the Android Developer Verification mandate and the impending lockdown of Android. https://t.co/HyUhpKfDYP
@AndroidDev Quick PSA: DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM. Over 60 organizations worldwide are opposed to the Android Developer Verification mandate and the impending lockdown of Android. https://t.co/x6IesoXtRp