😕Our free, award-winning, violence prevention games for teens were yanked from Google Play.
After several years, Google Play removed our #nonprofit program's #free games about #consent and #healthyrelationships.
#Google said we *misclassified* the games as #educational which was grounds for removal.
We sent Google the school standards showing these topics must be taught. But it is pointless to explain such things to bots and/or call center folks who are not experts...
We even have published research in peer-reviewed journals showing the these games are an effective intervention -- but Google kept fighting our efforts.
Eventually, we gave up.
We still have our free games in Apple's App Store. And online for free browser play.
Congratulations on your success & your decision to stop enriching Google!
Gaming Against Violence
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2026-09-25 18:23:39 UTC
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