Re:Donation page "not compliant with Google Play Policies"
by freyir on Saturday April 10, 2021 @01:03PM
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It’s a simple policy: a percentage of revenue from games hosted on the platform goes to the host.
When that revenue is labeled “donations”, it doesn’t make it not revenue.
> “you are not permitted to ask for donations to support your free art project”
The host is not in the business of differentiating art projects from non-art projects or donation-based payments from non-donation-based payments, which could easily be abused by developers offering in-app rewards for “donations.” That is a slippery slope that would be ripe for abuse and satisfy no one.
When we have a complicated system, like the US tax laws, people abuse it and everyone complains. When we have a simple system applied fairly across the board, people think exceptions should be made for them and complain. The lesson seems to be that someone will always be complaining.
When that revenue is labeled “donations”, it doesn’t make it not revenue.
> “you are not permitted to ask for donations to support your free art project”
The host is not in the business of differentiating art projects from non-art projects or donation-based payments from non-donation-based payments, which could easily be abused by developers offering in-app rewards for “donations.” That is a slippery slope that would be ripe for abuse and satisfy no one.
When we have a complicated system, like the US tax laws, people abuse it and everyone complains. When we have a simple system applied fairly across the board, people think exceptions should be made for them and complain. The lesson seems to be that someone will always be complaining.