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Major Ethereum browser extension and wallet service Metamask has revealed that Google has now reversed its short-lived ban on the software.
Major Ethereum browser extension and wallet service Metamask has something to celebrate as 2020 kicks off, notifying its users that Google has now reversed its short-lived ban on the browser add-on.
In a tweet posted on Jan. 1 2020, the MetaMask team revealed that:
âUpon careful consideration, Google has permitted The MetaMask mobile app back on the Google Play (Android) store! Thanks to all the believers in an open web for speaking out in our support!â
Google mistook MetaMask for a mining app
MetaMask is a browser extension for Google Chrome that includes a built-in crypto wallet enabling to run Ethereum-based decentralized applications, or dApps, without needing to operate a full Ethereum node.
Googleâs u-turn comes just a week after it had suspended the MetaMask Android client on the Google Play App Store, reportedly citing its policy against apps that mine cryptocurrency on mobile devices (which notably doesnât pertain to MetaMask).Â
MetaMask had tweeted news of the ban on Dec. 26, adding that its appeal had been rejected by Google Play.
In its new year thread, MetaMask thanked its users for having suggested alternative distribution methods during the Google blacklisting, saying that the âexperience has made us more resilient, and as a community, we are stronger for enduring it.â
Team pressures
As reported in late December, a MetaMask contributor has recently alleged that the MetaMask team is âtotally overwhelmedâ and is not being adequately supported by its parent firm ConsenSys.Â
The contributor further claimed that the MetaMask teamâs workflow was neither transparent nor decentralized, and alleged that the projectâs code was âof low quality, full of technical debt.â
In response, MetaMask employee Daniel Finlay refuted what he characterized as the âinflammatory and alarmistâ tone of someone who was not a full-fledged team member, though he conceded the accuracy of some of the contributorâs criticisms â particularly in regards to the projectâs code.Â
In his rebuttal, Finlay added that MetaMask was âincredibly grateful to ConsenSys and Joe [Lubin]â for its support of the project.
Winter censorshipÂ
Alongside Google, YouTube was last month in the center of a crypto-related censorship controversy â one that it then swiftly backtracked on, admitting its âmistake.â
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