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We have to change the category of #Fedilab in Google Play from "Social Network" to "Tools".
The reason, if it is set as a social Network app we have to provide a link to report child abuses.
While it is an important move from Google, it is impossible for us to link to such a report form. This part has to be managed by instances and Google will not understand when submitting the app to reviews.
@apps Yes. I read the Android Oficial App developer saying Google is requesting him the same thing.
@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 @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.