This is not an exaggeration. You can find many reports of independent open source developers having their apps randomly flagged for no coherent reason.
Here are some examples:
https://frozenfractal.com/blog/2024/9/6/why-my-apps-will-soon-be-gone-from-google-play/
[Conversations](https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111929074071688694)
[Quicksy](https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111923502625498287)
[iA Writer](https://ia.net/topics/our-android-app-is-frozen-in-carbonite)
[Fairemail](https://xdaforums.com/t/closed-app-5-0-fairemail-fully-featured-open-source-privacy-oriented-email-app.3824168/page-1087#post-86909853)
[Syncthing](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/discontinuing-syncthing-android/23002)
And lastly this gem:
[XScreensaver](https://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/google.html)

![](https://m.stacker.news/75314)

0393c53fc8

And it was all because it was marked as duplicate apps due to testnet and mainnet looking very similar...  

Hypnagog

This is a gross over exaggeration. 9 times out of 10 there's some minor reason or mistake for it. Other 1 time it is something easily fixable.

But to categorize this as open source is being attacked is rediculous. There's actual real threats to be concerned about. Yet another boy who cries wolf moment.

bitcoin

‼️ ATTENTION! Open Source Software is attacked!

DarthCoin

This is a gross over exaggeration. 9 times out of 10 there's some minor reason or mistake for it. Other 1 time it is something easily fixable.

But to categorize this as open source is being attacked is rediculous. There's actual real threats to be concerned about. Yet another boy who cries wolf moment.