How we fought bad apps and bad actors in 2023

Posted by Steve Kafka and Khawaja Shams (Android Security and Privacy Team), and Mohet Saxena (Play Trust and Safety)

A safe and trusted Google Play experience is our top priority. We leverage our SAFE (see below) principles to provide the framework to create that experience for both users and developers. Here's what these principles mean in practice:

• (S)afeguard our Users. Help them discover quality apps that they can trust.
  
  
• (A)dvocate for Developer Protection. Build platform safeguards to enable developers …

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