After Google suddenly deletes the chat application "Element", it will be revived

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"Element", an open source instant messenger app that uses the communication protocol Matrix, an open standard for real-time communication, is now available on Google Play. There was an accidental deletion. Element suspended on Google Play Store: now resolved.https://element.io/blog/element-on-google-play-store/Google reinstates federated chat app Element on Play Store after wrongful removalhttps://www.androidpolice.com/2021/01/30/google-pulls-federated-chat-app-element-from-the-play- store/Google Play bans open source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content” [Updated] | Ars Technicahttps://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/01/ google-play-bans-open-source-matrix-client-element-citing-abusive-content/Element is the best open source chat app alternative to Google Hangouts Android Police, an Android-related media outlet, has covered this popular messaging app. Such Element was suddenly removed from Google Play without prior warning. Element updated its official Twitter on January 30, 2021, saying, ``Google has removed Element from Google Play without prior notice. Sorry for the inconvenience," he tweeted.

Element was deleted from Google Play at 21:35 on January 29, 2021 local time, and it seems that a complaint was sent to Google at 23:18 on the same day to explain the reason for the deletion. A reply was received from the Google Play policy group at 5:31 on the 30th, and it seems that it was explained that "the application was deleted due to content that violates the terms of service". Furthermore, in order to revive the application, it was reported that 'necessary changes to the application' were made and 'a new application must be uploaded using a new package name and a new application name.'

In response, Element states, ``Just as Chrome is a general-purpose web browser for connecting to the web, Element is a general-purpose chat app for connecting to the global Matrix communication network. Just as Google does not control content on the web, Element does not control content on the Matrix." Element is a messaging app that can be used by hundreds of users exchanging messages on the Matrix server, so it doesn't control the content on the server. Therefore, he argued that Element should not moderate content, citing the example of a web browser that does not censor content on the web. Element then updated Twitter on January 31, 2021, stating, "We received a phone call from Google's VP saying, 'The removal of the app is due to the presence of abusive content on Matrix.org servers. It was caused by a report that it did.' Our team is acting on this report and the app will be back soon," he tweeted.

Since then, Element has been resurrected on Google Play.