@apps Yes. I read the Android Oficial App developer saying Google is requesting him the same thing.

@apps
I have now ditched my Google Play version of Fedilab and replaced it with Fedilab v3.29.2 for FDroid so if you want to dump Google you don't have to worry about me.

@apps

It's a client so it's a tool like a mail app; this feels correct

#Fedilab

@apps
Fedilab is indeed a tool and not a social network. Google is right. Fedilab doesn't handle signups and moderation. ( filtering, yes, and quite well)

@CleoQc
We have sign-up and moderation supports. The problem is not related to Fedilab but all apps that offer a service to Mastodon even the official app.

@_GreyWolf
While your are right, all apps for Mastodon have the label "Social Network".

@apps @_GreyWolf How did mastodon deal with this, though? 🤔

@Orca
It's something new, the problem might happen soon when Android devs will have to update their apps.
@_GreyWolf

@jotaluis
For the fediverse it is impossible. If they allow us to do it through the app and Mastodon implements a dedicated feature, it would be OK.
But as they ask a link, it will be a lie to put the one from our instance even if Mastodon has this dedicated feature.

@jotaluis @apps I believe that's a misunderstanding then (/cc @grishka).

You have to provide **in-app** reporting (cite: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answer/14747720?hl=en-en).

I made this work with #Pachli's existing report capability, and wrote https://pachli.app/csae/.

@nikclayton
When we wanted to go through this with Google, we have to give a link to a form. That was not related to have an in-app feature to submit a report.
@jotaluis @grishka

@nikclayton @jotaluis @apps we haven't completed that form yet. My understanding is that you have to just tick the boxes.
"Mastodon allows users to report child safety concerns in-app." — sure it does, you can submit a report with an appropriate comment to your instance staff.
"My app complies with all relevant child safety laws, and reports to regional and national authorities" — not something that can really be enforced. Just box ticking for its own sake.

@grishka
I guess that Google waits a category for child safety and not just the ability to write some text to explain the issue. Otherwise, all social networks already have that solution.
The problem, apps might be used by social networks that won't offer such reports.
@nikclayton @jotaluis

@apps @nikclayton @jotaluis that's the point that "all social networks already have that solution". It's not the first time that Google asks app developers to go through all this useless bureaucratic nonsense of ticking boxes to confirm that their app does this particular thing that it has already been doing since its inception. You rarely have to do any modifications to your actual app and/or service to comply with these.

@nikclayton
That said, currently there is no way to confirm that all instances allow to submit a such dedicated query.
@jotaluis @grishka