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Because Google cares about us

This is a two-panel satirical meme mocking Google's new app installation policy. The top panel features a figure with the Google logo covering their face, announcing that starting September, users can only install apps on their devices that are approved by Google. The bottom panel shows a widely recognized South Indian male reaction character with a shocked, disbelieving expression, responding that he thought the phone he purchased with his own money would allow him to choose which apps to install, highlighting criticism of Google overstepping user control over devices they own.
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You can install apps on your device only if they are approved by ME, from this september onwards.
You mean the phone I bought with MY money expecting I get to decide which apps to install?

Overview

This is a two-panel satirical meme mocking Google's new app installation policy. The top panel features a figure with the Google logo covering their face, announcing that starting September, users can only install apps on their devices that are approved by Google. The bottom panel shows a widely recognized South Indian male reaction character with a shocked, disbelieving expression, responding that he thought the phone he purchased with his own money would allow him to choose which apps to install, highlighting criticism of Google overstepping user control over devices they own.

Origin notes

This meme originates from the Reddit Meme subreddit, sourced via RSS. It edits a popular Indian comedy reaction meme template to satirize Google's announced 2024 policy changes that restrict Android users' ability to install apps not approved by Google, framing the policy as an infringement on user ownership of personal devices. It was posted with the original title 'Because Google cares about us'.

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