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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/XLG911 on 2025-09-06 10:35:53+00:00.
There is EU’s Digital Fairness Act . It aims to resolve anything consumer related that can be considered unfair in the digital environment*.* EU is asking for feedback until 24 October 2025.
ec.europa.eu/…/14622-Digital-Fairness-Act_en
*Note:
Anyone can participate, even Non-EU citizens globally around the world.
*Regarding Concern:
If you think stopping people from installing any software/apps they want (sideloading) on their android is unfair, then have your say. I did.
I believe that this is promising. If enough people raise the matter of “Google prohibiting apps to be installed in android anything other than from Play Store (google’s app store) or verified as a developer by paying google, giving their (developer’s) personal information and hoping they would consider their app” (This applies to OpenSource/FOSS apps as well, which defeats the whole purpose), the EU’s D.F.A could actually consider this as a problem and possibly make google to reconsider or re-evaluate their move.