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This app just got BANNED by Google Play Store!

This Google Play Store app has just been banned! Uloz, a popular app, used by many around the world, has just been banned from Google Play Store. Here’s why.

By: SHAURYA TOMER
| Updated on: Mar 29 2022, 16:12 IST
Uloz is a file-sharing platform in Czech Republic. It has an app and a website and was used by millions of people. It is one of the biggest cloud storage and sharing platforms in the world. SO, why did this Google Play Store app get banned? Read on.
Uloz is a file-sharing platform in Czech Republic. It has an app and a website and was used by millions of people. It is one of the biggest cloud storage and sharing platforms in the world. SO, why did this Google Play Store app get banned? Read on. (Pixabay)
1/5 Uloz is a file-sharing platform in Czech Republic. It has an app and a website and was used by millions of people. It is one of the biggest cloud storage and sharing platforms in the world. SO, why did this Google Play Store app get banned? Read on. (Pixabay)
Google Play Store
This app is listed among the 35 most-visited websites in Czech Republic. However, it was banned from the Google Play Store over the ongoing allegations of widespread piracy. (REUTERS)
2/5 This app is listed among the 35 most-visited websites in Czech Republic. However, it was banned from the Google Play Store over the ongoing allegations of widespread piracy. (REUTERS)
Uloz
Uloz is a file storage and sharing platform and it can be used to share a wide variety of files from documents, images, videos and more. But copyright holders claim that people are using Uloz for sharing pirated music, movies, and TV shows. (Pixabay)
3/5 Uloz is a file storage and sharing platform and it can be used to share a wide variety of files from documents, images, videos and more. But copyright holders claim that people are using Uloz for sharing pirated music, movies, and TV shows. (Pixabay)
Google Play Store
This is not the first time that Uloz has been surrounded by piracy allegations. It has earlier been reported to the US Trade Representative over piracy concerns. Uloz has claimed that these allegations have no basis in truth and has filed a counter-notice to restore the app on Google Play Store. (AFP)
4/5 This is not the first time that Uloz has been surrounded by piracy allegations. It has earlier been reported to the US Trade Representative over piracy concerns. Uloz has claimed that these allegations have no basis in truth and has filed a counter-notice to restore the app on Google Play Store. (AFP)
Uloz
The complaint against Uloz was filed by the anti-piracy company Weemazz on behalf of HBO Europe, Czech Television, and TV Nova, etc. Although the app has been taken off the Google Play Store, it is still available on the Apple App Store. (AFP)
5/5 The complaint against Uloz was filed by the anti-piracy company Weemazz on behalf of HBO Europe, Czech Television, and TV Nova, etc. Although the app has been taken off the Google Play Store, it is still available on the Apple App Store. (AFP)
First Published Date: 29 Mar, 16:12 IST
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