Google is making it harder for malicious developers to get their software published on its Play store, while removing large volumes of bad accounts, it claimed in an update yesterday. The tech giant said it removed 173,000 bad accounts in 2022 and raised the bar for new developers by adding phone, email and “other identity verification methods.” This helped the firm to reduce the number of accounts used to publish apps that violate its policies.

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