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Organic Maps got removed from Google Play Store. (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.works to c/opensource@lemmy.ml

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Apk Link: https://cdn.organicmaps.app/apk/OrganicMaps-24081605-GooglePlay.apk

Note: If you don't want to deal with stuff like this, I recommend you download and use it from F-Droid client or Accrescent AppStore.

Update: The app returned to the App Store.

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[–] FartVentriloquist69@sh.itjust.works 83 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Streisand effect

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 months ago

technically true but the original Streisand effect was about an image that had been downloaded six times before the lawsuit; Organic Maps is definitely a lot less obscure than that