Keep Android Open

Two weeks in, our Open Letter to Google to Keep Android Open has gotten over 50 signatures from 20 countries. Our latest endorsement: Forbrukerrådet, the creators of the viral hit video: "A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificator". https://youtu.be/T4Upf_B9RLQ?si=FlZ4CswIlPJDs6Rs https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories

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The first week of our Open Letter to Keep Android Open has been a resounding success! Our signatories list has grown to nearly 50 organizations from 20 countries around the world, including the
@eff@mastodon.social, @OpenMediaOrg@mastodon.social, @brave@mastodon.social, @Vivaldi@social.vivaldi.net, and many more!

https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories

Remember the long-since-expunged Android philosophy? "We also wanted to make sure there was no central point of failure, where one industry player could restrict or control the innovations of any other." Because the Wayback Machine remembers (https://web.archive.org/web/20140702115900/https://source.android.com/source/index.html)…

We have published an open letter to Google opposing the Android Developer Verification Program with over 30 organizations as signatories: https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/

Local consumer protection agencies, regulators, and representatives can be just as powerful as national ones, and they often listen more closely to their constituents (especially in an election year). New feature: you can now reach out directly to your EU Member of Parliament or US State Senator and consumer protection agencies from the regulators list at https://keepandroidopen.org/#consumers. Speak out now, before it is too late!

You can now include the countdown banner from keepandroidopen.org on your own site with a single line of JavaScript! Take a look at https://keepandroidopen.org/banner/ for the HOWTO…

There's an energetic discussion going on about keeping Android open at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47091419 !