Google used AI-driven review systems to block 1.75 million policy-violating apps and ban 80,000 developer accounts in 2025, expanding Play Store and Android security enforcement.

Google has carried out what is being described as its largest cleanup of the Play Store to date.

Yesterday Google outlined the changes it will make to comply with the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) that goes into effect starting today. One important detail it left out, however, was whether it ...

Google said it prevented 1.75 million bad apps from going live on Google Play during 2025, a figure that's down from previous ...

Google today is sharing more details about the fees that will accompany its plan to comply with Europe’s new Digital Markets Act (DMA), the new regulation aimed at increasing competition across the ...

In its latest Android app ecosystem safety report, Google said it prevented 1.75 million policy-violating apps from being published on Google Play in 2025. That is down from 2.36 million in 2024 and 2 ...

That's less than previous years, but still a worryingly high number ...

Google has removed over 1.75 million fake and malicious apps from the Play Store and locked 80,000 developer accounts for policy violations. The company says the move is aimed at protecting Android ...

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Google allegedly gave $360 million in ad credits and co-marketing incentives to Activision Blizzard to ensure that its games launched on the Google Play Store alongside rival platforms. Further, ...