INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Google has published an update to its Play Store Developer Policy banning cryptocurrency miners, tutorials for making explosives, and Disney
princess childbirth games.Google blocked cryptocurrency miners from the Chrome Web Store in April, and has now extended that ban to mobile
Apps for managing mining remotely are still permitted, though.The updated Play Store guidelines also bar apps that "appeal to children but
have adult themes", which should halt the flow of bizarre games that invite players to perform surgery on cartoon characters.Google has
faced fierce criticism from parents for hosting similarly creepy and inappropriate videos on YouTube, where they're likely to be found by
children looking for episodes of their favorite TV shows.Quality over quantityGoogle has cracked down on algorithmically-generated apps that
created by an automated tool, wizard service, or based on templates and submitted to Google Play by the operator of that service on behalf
of other persons are not allowed," the company says."Such apps are only permissible if they are published by an individually registered
developer account belonging to the user of the automated tool, not the operator of the service."To cut down on 'low quality' apps even
creators' content, or several versions of the developer's own work."If these apps are each small in content volume, developers should
consider creating a single app that aggregates all the content," Google advises.Via Engadget
