[Free42] ASTO 00 bug

[Thomas Okken]

They replied to my appeal, still not very informative, but this time they highlighted two sections of their regulations, namely:

"[Apps in the program must be] specifically designed for children or families"

and

"You should only select age groups that include both adults and children if you truly have designed your app for all ages."

I'll admit that my app was not "specifically designed for all ages," but that seems a meaningless notion when talking about a tool where form follows function. Unless a "child-appropriate" calculator must have a sky blue and pink color scheme or something?

I'm asking them to clarify. It seems like simply setting the app's target audience to exclude young children would get me past this hurdle, but this has a nasty dystopian vibe to me. Keep the kids stupid so they won't learn to question their elders, that kind of thing. It's not just sex and drugs and violence that kids must be shielded from, but anything that isn't commonly taught to their age group? Precocious children should just stop being precocious and act their age? Maybe I'm misunderstanding this or reading too much into it, but Google's poor communication sure isn't helping.