What is the word in question that Google misunderstands that the app 'developed a nasty word' and is suddenly deleted?


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Yuri Samoilov

Developers have reported that a plain movie-playing app published on the Google Play store has suddenly been removed from the store due to 'sexual content and blasphemous expressions.' The developer, who scrutinized the message from Google, said he immediately protested, pointing out that there was a spectacular misunderstanding of Google behind the removal of the app.

Suspended from Google Play for listing supported subtitle formats · Issue # 37 · moneytoo / Player · GitHub
https://github.com/moneytoo/Player/issues/37

On January 26, 2021, Czech Android app developer Marcel Dopita announced that his app ' Just Player ' was temporarily removed.

Below is a screenshot of the notification that Google sent to Dopita. Google explained the reason for removing the app: 'Your app contains content that does not comply with the policy regarding sexual content and vulgar language. We have explicit sexual content including pornography and vulgarity. We do not allow apps that contain or promote any content, and in principle we do not allow content or services aimed at sexual satisfaction. '



And the part that Google specifically indicated as 'sexual content' is the 'Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT' that was posted in the explanation column of Just Player. This text

explains that the app ' supports SubRip (SRT) format, SubStation Alpha (SSA) format, and its advanced advanced SSA (ASS) format subtitle files.'

Dopita concludes that the extension 'ASS' was mistaken for ' ass ', which means ' ass ' in English, and the app was in danger of being deleted.

'Just Player uses Google's ExoPlayer as a component, and its support page also says'ASS '. I immediately protested,' Dopita said.

In addition, Mr. Dopita's complaint arrived safely at Google. At the time of writing the article, Just Player was published on the Google Play store, and the description 'Subtitles: SRT, SSA, ASS, TTML, VTT' is also posted as it is.

Just (Video) Player-Google Play App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.brouken.player

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