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Google removes The OG App from the Play Store as founders think about next step.

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  Almost a week after   Apple removed from the App Store The OG App , an Instagram client that promised to provide an ad-free and suggestion-free feed, Google followed the suit and booted the app off the Play Store. In a Twitter thread, co-founders of Un1feed, the company that published The OG App, said that the startup won’t be able to serve its users following the app’s removal from both iOS and Android’s app stores. The app makers said in the brief period the app was live it attracted more than 25,000 downloads. Tweet Link:-  https://twitter.com/TheOGapp_/status/1578415334838583297?s=20&t=Tux8zstn9PkgtJFch22LoA Late last month, Un1feed launched The OG App with a promise to provide users with a customizable Instagram experience. To do so, it reverse-engineered Instagram for Android API. However, that created a lot of issues that potentially risked users’ privacy and security. Following the launch, Instagram owner Meta said that the app violated i...