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Re:Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle... by jimsmart on Monday January 25, 2021 @04:51PM (#25909429)
Similar: Yahoo used to (2002) replace any instance of the character sequence 'eval' (and other 'bad' strings) in their emails, in an attempt to prevent Javascript exploits. Needless to say it created a small amount of havoc!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2138014.stm

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/medireview

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Re:Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle... by distances on Monday January 25, 2021 @05:16PM (#25909709)
I hadn't heard of this and I'm now flabbergasted. Is it even legal for a service provider to secretly change email contents? It's absolutely outlandish to imagine how someone first thought this could be a good idea, and then found someone capable of executing the plan and apparently agree.
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