Reason for deactivation of Google Play account: Interpretation of Article 8.3/10.3 of Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement

This is Dunang. In 2023, Google developers have been deactivating their accounts and have never stopped massacring developer accounts; this has also caused some small teams to leave midway, and of course there is an endless stream of new developers entering the market. Today we analyze and interpret the Google Developer Distribution Agreement 8.3/10.3 from a professional perspective, as shown below

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As of September 2023, the latest Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement will take effect on August 29, 2023. Most of the developers currently hit by this case were banned during the new account review process, which means that the account is only active for at most It’s been a few days, but it hasn’t really been put to use “on the battlefield” yet.

The original text of Section 8.3 of the Google Developer Distribution Agreement is as follows
8.3 Google has no obligation to monitor the Products or their content. If Google knows and determines in its sole discretion that a product or any part thereof (a) violates any applicable law; (b) violates this Agreement, applicable policies or other terms of service (as Google may update from time to time); (c) violates distribution agreements with device manufacturers and authorized providers; or (d) result in potential legal liability or adverse impact on Google or authorized providers (e.g., financial, reputational, or safety consequences of a product) Google may reject a product from Google Play or on a device, remove the product, suspend the product, limit the product’s visibility on Google Play, or recategorize the product. Google reserves the right to suspend and/or ban any Product and/or Developer from Google Play or Devices as set forth in this Section. If your product contains elements that could seriously harm a user’s device or data, Google reserves the right to disable the product or remove it from installed devices. Google may withhold developer payments if your product is rejected, removed, or suspended from Google Play or on a device as a result of this section (Section 8.3).

What exactly is Article 8.3 of the Developer Distribution Agreement violated? Is it an account violation or a product/application violation?
What does Developer Distribution Agreement 10.3 mean?

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Reason for deactivation of Google Play account: Interpretation of Article 8.3/10.3 of Google Play Developer Distribution Agreement

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