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I mean the ban only works with play store versions of the app, so IMO it's not such a big deal. Feel free to correct me if it is.
I think it still is a big deal that google is censoring so deeply what you should and shouldn't see
Well it's literally terrorism that is being censored. I'm not defending what the IDF is doing, but the Hamas is nontheless a terrorist organisation.
A significant number of people won't know how to (or even that they can) do that, so it's restricting availability to only those who have the requisite knowledge. Even if there's a workaround, it's still essentially censorship for the un-tech savvy.