Welcome to AppCensorship.org!

The future hub for comprehensive monitoring of app availability across global app stores, AppCensorship.org is committed to bringing unmatched transparency and insight into the policies and practices of major app stores. We are currently focused on the ecosystems of Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store to expose censorship, arbitrary app store curation, and the compromises tech companies make with authoritarian regimes.

For now, AppCensorship.org serves as a gateway to our ongoing research and findings, offering a news section filled with our latest publications, research reports, blog posts, and interviews. Through these, we reveal the hidden mechanisms of censorship that often go unnoticed by the public.

Exciting Developments: GoogleCensorship.org Launched!

With the successful launch of GoogleCensorship.org on September 3, 2024, you can now monitor the availability of apps in 224 Google Play Stores worldwide. This marks a significant step toward expanding our reach to cover the Android ecosystem alongside our established monitoring of Apple’s App Store. GoogleCensorship.org allows you to explore app removals, reinstatements, and even track specific apps in real-time.

The Future of AppCensorship.org

In the coming months, AppCensorship.org will evolve into a unified platform that integrates data from both AppleCensorship and GoogleCensorship. This will allow users to compare censorship trends and policies across the two largest app distribution platforms in the world. Our ultimate goal is to provide a fully interactive experience where users can access, compare, and understand the nuances of app availability, censorship, and the broader implications for digital rights and policy.

Until the full integration is complete, we invite you to explore our existing platforms:

• Check the availability of any app across Apple’s 175 global App Stores with our App Store Monitor (ASM). Visit AppleCensorship.com to begin your research.

AppleCensorship.com’s main dashboard.

• Explore GoogleCensorship.org for real-time monitoring of app removals, reinstatements, and censorship cases in 224 Google Play Stores.

GoogleCensorship.org homepage.

Stay Engaged and Informed

We also encourage you to stay up to date by exploring our latest content, including news, reports, and publications. Our work is dedicated to holding tech companies accountable and ensuring that digital platforms remain open and transparent.

Join Us in the Fight for Digital Transparency

As we continue building and expanding AppCensorship.org, we invite you to support and engage with us. Whether you're a developer, a digital rights advocate, or a concerned user, your involvement is critical in this ongoing fight for transparency and freedom of information.

Thank you for visiting AppCensorship.org. Together, we can challenge censorship and promote a more transparent digital world.

Contact Us

Have questions, suggestions, or insights to share? We’d love to hear from you. Reach out to us anytime at [email protected]. Your feedback and ideas are invaluable as we work to strengthen digital transparency and accountability.

                                                          The AppCensorship team at GreatFire