Is it due to a request from Google that the development of the YouTube application 'Vanced' that can block ads has been discontinued?

The unofficial YouTube browsing app ' Vanced ' that can block ads has announced the end of service. The Vanced developers have announced that they will end the development project and remove the download link for 'legal reasons'.

YouTube Vanced is shutting down'due to legal reasons' --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/13/22975890/youtube-vanced-app-discontinued-shutting-down-legal-reasons

Google finally succeeds in killing YouTube Vanced
https://www.androidpolice.com/google-finally-succeeds-in-killing-youtube-vanced/

Vanced is a third-party YouTube browsing app released for Android. YouTube is a specification that ads flow when watching videos, and you can cancel this by entering the paid subscription plan ' YouTube Premium ', but Vanced blocks all video ads without registering for YouTube Premium I had a function that I could do.

Vanced was originally called 'YouTube Vanced', but one day the brand name of the app suddenly changed to 'Vanced', and most of the references to YouTube were removed from the official website and app description. This was a measure to avoid a legal conflict with Google, Android Police, an Android news site, points out.

And around 2 o'clock on March 14, 2022 Japan time, Vanced will be operated on Twitter, 'Vanced will end. The download link of the website will be deleted within a few days. It is not what you wanted to hear. I know, but I have to announce the end. Thank you for supporting us for many years. '

Vanced has been discontinued. In the coming days, the download links on the website will be taken down. We know this is not something you wanted to hear but it's something we need to do. Thank you all for supporting us over the years.

— Vanced Official (@YTVanced) March 13, 2022

In addition, the operation of Vanced said on Telegram that 'the Vanced project is terminated due to'legal reasons'', and Google requested that the Vanced project be suspended with a view to proceedings. It is thought that it may be.

In the past, Google has stopped Discord's popular music bots Groovy and Rythm one after another. These bots allow users to listen to music together on Discord, and as with Vanced, avoiding YouTube ads was a problem.

YouTube eliminates Discord's most popular music bot 'Rythm' with more than 500 million users, and Discord's music bot may be wiped out-GIGAZINE