https://github.com/deckerst/aves/issues/1802
and google is surreptitiously flagging several of the top alternatives to their spyware bloatware on android, as a prelude to the change.
this is clearly an action that can be easily attributed to incompetence, but is a thinly veiled way to ensure a flood of verified open source joining early on the ransom for signing whitelist.
Scare people enough times without reason, and they'll stop listening. An increasing number of people already have. It'll be amusing if the word "security" becomes meaningless soon, or is perceived negatively by the majority of the population. Only then can freedom win.