Google Play Store suspends EskomSePush

[Hanno Labuschagne]

Google Play Store suspends EskomSePush

Popular load-shedding notification app EskomSePush (ESP) has been pulled from the Google Play Store.

On Sunday, ESP co-founder Herman Maritz tweeted a screenshot of an email from Google noting that the app had been suspended.

MyBroadband also found that ESP was no longer available for download from the app store, and when clicking on the “Android App on Google Play” download link on the ESP website, the user is presented with a “Not Found” page.

 

[Fred07]

But why?

 

[Messugga]

But why?

Very novel idea here, but have you tried opening the article?

 

[Fred07]

Very novel idea here, but have you tried opening the article?

I forgot to open article. Blond moment

 

[dualmeister]

Remove the crap and get it re-approved.
Papa needs his EskomSePush updates.

 

[Totempole]

I wonder who the butthurt people that actually reported the app were.

There's no way Google moderated the app without any cause.

Unless it was a result of a sudden spike in active users due to loadshedding.

 

[randomcat]

Google's se ****

 

[thestaggy]

It has a chat feature?

 

[ADrunkTeddyBear]

Very novel idea here, but have you tried opening the article?

Maritz told MyBroadband that Google provided further feedback on how the app violated the (User Generated Content) policy 24 hours after it had been pulled from the Google Play Store.

According to Google, while ESP had included the ability to flag inappropriate users in the app, there was no way to report objectionable content and take action against this when needed.

 

[B-1]

Yeah rather use Aurora Store and F-droid as google play often removes apps for random nonsense.

 

[HavocXphere]

There's no way Google moderated the app without any cause.

Actually very plausible.

It's all automated and regularly fks over people randomly. Then the author gets to fill in forms until they're blue in the face without having a support avenue to speak to someone with a pulse

It's the google way

 

[LazyLion]

Just put it back the way it was....

 

[calypso]

Still don't know why these guys don't offer a paid API.

 

[dualmeister]

It has a chat feature?

Open app. Hit the chat icon.

 

[thestaggy]

Open app. Hit the chat icon.

Don't see it on mine?

I just have 'Status'; 'Forecast' and 'Info' tabs.

Not that I want to chat, I just thought it was odd that it has one.

 

[charlieb]

I dont think it being unavailable much of a loss as it is very seldom correct with predictions of times of loadshedding

 

[The_Ogre]

It has a chat feature?

This is news to me too

 

[The_Ogre]

I dont think it being unavailable much of a loss as it is very seldom correct with predictions of times of loadshedding

Maybe for you. It's been 100% spot on for me (and my wife for that matter)

 

[Cius]

Always preferred load shedding notifier personally.

 

[dualmeister]

Don't see it on mine?

I just have 'Status'; 'Forecast' and 'Info' tabs.

Not that I want to chat, I just thought it was odd that it has one.