Consumer boycott clicktivism at a time of border tensions? There was, briefly, a million-download app for that
Google has removed an app called «Remove China Apps» from its Android Play Store.
The app, published by Indian developer OneTouch AppLabs, advised Android users of the nation of origin for all apps installed on their smartphone and offered to delete them. The company says the app was downloaded a million times in ten days, a fact supported by its cached Google Play page. But OneTouch AppLabs said Google took issue with the app and it’s no longer available.
After removing Chinese apps, the program delivered this cheery notification.
