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[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Contact your representative. And here's F-droid's article about it (including how to find your representative at the end of the article): https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This involves paying a fee, agreeing to non-negotiable terms, and uploading personal government ID documents.

False.

There is no fee.

This article is garbage.

[–] Paddy66@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

I'd be more worried about having to send gov ID docs - more creepy control by Google.

[–] chimp@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago

You can send them your info for free, but for them to verify your app you need to pay $25