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[Azur Lane] Censorship comes to the Global Server in 2025 - Google Bans 5 Skins from Game

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@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
I blame the tourists on Twitter, they snitched on us to Google. Also, why is the Atago swimsuit skin getting removed? That's been there since the beginning of the game.
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 10 күн бұрын
They've had a hate boner for us since they tried (And failed) to cancel AL multiple times, now they're probably gonna be celebrating this even if this is a minor setback for us.
@projectvii4230
@projectvii4230 10 күн бұрын
Nah I think it was somebody else. Possibly a single individual. Possibly people who have beef with AL within gacha community(?)
@jamesscalzo3033
@jamesscalzo3033 10 күн бұрын
@liladoodle what's good man? haven't seen you at TBLF on Bo's channel in ages! I'm sure there's years worth of "Bo-ttom Gear" that I've missed out on as well too!
@Cr4bc4kes
@Cr4bc4kes 10 күн бұрын
Guild leader said they heard a kid was playing it and had these skins as their secretaries and their mom saw them and had a fit.
@MoTheBlackCat
@MoTheBlackCat 9 күн бұрын
@@Cr4bc4kes ahahahaha!!! that actually sound too real >
@David-yk9fy
@David-yk9fy 10 күн бұрын
Google needs correction
@jeffzebert4982
@jeffzebert4982 10 күн бұрын
This is a SURE SIGN that America needs to break up the Google monopoly 5 YEARS AGO!
@nephalos666
@nephalos666 10 күн бұрын
Google needs to be broken up and busted apart. They never shouldve been allowed to acquire so much monopolistic power and control.
@robertwoods5169
@robertwoods5169 10 күн бұрын
They need to be forced into compliance to rejecting censorship
@zaizenz7262
@zaizenz7262 10 күн бұрын
Google need tobe REPLACED
@newbster6896
@newbster6896 10 күн бұрын
More like annihilation
@nephalos666
@nephalos666 10 күн бұрын
I really am beginning to despise Google and how often they hide behind Section 230 but still force censorship.
@EugeneBlackley
@EugeneBlackley 10 күн бұрын
Why not punish the parents for bad parenting instead of everyone else.
@Dragoon876
@Dragoon876 9 күн бұрын
That would require people having the mythological quality of "common sense".
@nickace4373
@nickace4373 10 күн бұрын
I hope everyone fights censorship. Maybe the only solution is for game developers to create a seperate client or move to Steam. If enough games do this, they may start realizing they are losing money and change their censorship policies.
@Gamer-g2v1r
@Gamer-g2v1r 10 күн бұрын
STEAM?? Do you realize how much Steam is censoring?
@balverine07
@balverine07 9 күн бұрын
Steam is not a safe haven, especially given that a lot of the prudes who would report shit on twitter would likely mass flag shit on steam, the only safety that valve would offer is that they already run the largest e gambling operation on planet earth but since AL/gacha's arent considered gambling or targeted by anti gambling legislation that means little to the yostar.
@illuminatos32
@illuminatos32 10 күн бұрын
yea Azurlane needs to raise it's Age restriction to 16+ everywere
@blueshadowfoxes1100
@blueshadowfoxes1100 10 күн бұрын
Maybe to be safe it should be raised to 18+
@Shadow.24772
@Shadow.24772 10 күн бұрын
@@blueshadowfoxes1100 on com'on. there's no actual nudity. if it gets 18+, i want a feature to along with it to make all ma secretaries go topless to match that rating
@YokubouTenshi
@YokubouTenshi 10 күн бұрын
Raising the age restriction will change the algorithm so that Google will never recommend this game to the public, not even to people 18+. They will only recommend it to people with a history of downloading hentai games. Not to mention that the sponsorship deals with a lot of influencers will be voided since they will refuse to promote a adult game on platforms like KZbin. This will cripple sales for Azur Lane. The workaround for most games is to release a censored version for all platforms and that the dedicated people will need to manually install a NSFW patch themselves.
@Ted_Kenzoku
@Ted_Kenzoku 10 күн бұрын
problem is google doesn't have 16+ rating everywhere. in America it's either teen (13+) or mature (17+) right now it's either rated 16+ or rated for teenagers on american markets
@setiem13
@setiem13 10 күн бұрын
​@@YokubouTenshistop fearmongering, are you a grifter?
@512TheWolf512
@512TheWolf512 10 күн бұрын
in over 3 years shinano skin is the only one that caught my eye. and the scumbags censor it suffice to say, adblock never gets turned off
@garrettlaurel9505
@garrettlaurel9505 10 күн бұрын
If they’ve done it once, THEY WILL 100% DO IT AGAIN.
@jeffzebert4982
@jeffzebert4982 10 күн бұрын
And this is the reason why the U.S. federal government needs to break the Google monopoly apart! They ARE working on that.
@InquisitorJack
@InquisitorJack 9 күн бұрын
@@jeffzebert4982Don’t forget the payment processors and credit card companies
@landenbattista8686
@landenbattista8686 9 күн бұрын
​@@jeffzebert4982yeah I was about to say the big companies likely won't be able to do things like this for much longer.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Hoping it is a one time thing. But of course they have the ability to do it again.
@InquisitorJack
@InquisitorJack 7 күн бұрын
@@AzurLaneMeta Blood is in the water, they've bent the knee and will likely spend the rest of their lives on those knees. Only way out I see is them separating out from the Google Gulag and having alternative payment infrastructure.
@quakjib
@quakjib 10 күн бұрын
My question is: WHO SNITCHED?
@minecraftwizzard2010
@minecraftwizzard2010 10 күн бұрын
look at 4chan reaction Someone said a Karen did this
@jesseallen3109
@jesseallen3109 10 күн бұрын
your mom. no seriously some dumb parent who's let their Ipad kid have cart blanche access to the net, these types of games and even to their own google account wallet saw (as ALM said) their kid with these skins on their secretary ships and had taken offense and reported it is my guess. whether the parent is a liberal or conservative is moot at this point.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Xactly
@mysticanimation22
@mysticanimation22 9 күн бұрын
Swimsuits are the more mind boggling to me and like you said to call out Atago's which has been there since nearly the beginning. I even have her swimsuit figure. Im surprised they didn't throw in Vittorio Veneto's The Flower of La Spezia swimsuit since it's similar to Napoli's at least in terms of pose and jiggle animation. People are just too sensitive nowadays.
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 9 күн бұрын
What about the alcohol related imagery in the skins? They could have been flagged due to some regional regulation. In which case the game should just be banned in that country, so as not to infect the rest of us with their idiocy in the future. Google already does that for music videos on here.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
There are plenty of skins you could list that I would think would be more likely to take a hit over that Atago L2D skin.
@Deilwynna
@Deilwynna 7 күн бұрын
if going by alcohol imagery being the reason the skins were removed, then prinz eugen, laffey, almost every soviet ship and a lot of party and bunny suit skins would be gone as well, gambling related stuff has generally only been shown in some bunny suit skins and maybe some in indianas event, sexual imagery would include so many others it would be ridiculous to even list all but like kent with her semi transparent shirt since the beta release, then also alvitr and dace with cameltoes, a lot of skins has sexual innuendos in their art or animation (ie emile bertin, le malin and ägir) just to mention some google play store policy breaking stuff in the game. all of these mentioned characters and skins could give google a reason to completely remove it from the play store at any moment.
@SeekGrace
@SeekGrace 10 күн бұрын
Some kid played AL and mom caught it. This is the consequences.
@markjhun9554
@markjhun9554 10 күн бұрын
Lesson learned: dont play games like al Infront of your parents.
@faraday2286
@faraday2286 9 күн бұрын
raising kid with a phone, nowadays lazy parent
@fireblade295
@fireblade295 9 күн бұрын
​@@markjhun9554No. Teach thehparents to be parents and not adults with kids.
@orzorzelski1142
@orzorzelski1142 10 күн бұрын
I've already written a complaint on google store and urge everyone to do the same. SHIKIKANS OF CULTURE, IT'S TIME TO REVOLT!
@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
The great trial awaits!
@VirgateCrawdad
@VirgateCrawdad 10 күн бұрын
censorship is too stupid
@AureliusLaurentius1099
@AureliusLaurentius1099 9 күн бұрын
Modern Parents: NO THAT'S TOO LEWD! WW2 veteran Grandparents: That is too tame. Too much clothes
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
I'm not so sure how WW2 veteran grandparents would react to lewd anime ship girls.
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 10 күн бұрын
So one of the rumors going around as to why this is happening is that Google is doing this to spite us, because a Karen (Supposedly a Google employee or someone related to Google) caught their kid playing AL with one of the skin on their secretary ship and decided to take it personally.
@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
Either that or the CCP is pressuring Google to start enacting censorship on the global server or face some consequences.
@ousen3629
@ousen3629 10 күн бұрын
@@liladoodlebased CCP!
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933
@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 10 күн бұрын
@@ousen3629 No it's not based, it's cringe AF.
@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
​@@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933Exactly.
@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
​@@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933Exactly, it's cringe for China to force an American company to enact censorship on their behalf.
@BlazeSwigglePlayzMc
@BlazeSwigglePlayzMc 10 күн бұрын
I like the theory that many have mentioned that this is probably a case of a report from some one within google (or has a contact) that caught their kid playing the game and these skins were the ones they had as secretaries. Not only would it explain the randomness of the selection of banned skins but it would also explain why no information has come out when it comes to the reasoning of said ban. Cause again the biggest clue we have is Atagos skin like brother that shi is as old as the game, why would it be banned now? Why not ban the arguably more lewder ones? Why is the game stil on playstore if they have a problem with this to begin with? This honestly makes me wish Azurlane/Manjuu would just make a PC client already for the game, I know so many wouold say why but like AzurLane is one of those games where the art and L2Ds is literally the main selling point (Yes I want to see my bunny shinano in 4k 120 fps wiggling around and dancing in my lobby) and now that they have the 3D dorm stuff going on it just makes perfect sense for'em to just do it.
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 10 күн бұрын
That assumes censorship is supposed to be rational and intelligible. The fog of censorship eventually encompasses all.
@Schaden-freude
@Schaden-freude 10 күн бұрын
@@threestars2164 It's not even true censorship, that would be stripping it from accounts. This is just preventing future sales of it which a lot of gachas do by default for their FOMO schemes anyway.
@PGKalanosis
@PGKalanosis 10 күн бұрын
I honestly thought the 3D dorm stuff was going to be a PC only thing at first. And with some of the issues I've had with it, I wish it was.
@jesseallen3109
@jesseallen3109 10 күн бұрын
as to the atago thing I can see two reasons why now: 1, change in googles policies 2. a test to see how complaint yostar is as removing old skins in preperration for a much more extensive and harsh request to remove more.
@InquisitorJack
@InquisitorJack 9 күн бұрын
@@jesseallen3109Give an inch, the authoritarians take a mile
@murderouskitten2577
@murderouskitten2577 10 күн бұрын
we need to boot google from android.
@jeffzebert4982
@jeffzebert4982 10 күн бұрын
Hopefully, the U.S. government will help in that regard by breaking up the Google monopoly. Yes, the U.S. is taking steps to do exactly that right now.
@murderouskitten2577
@murderouskitten2577 10 күн бұрын
@@jeffzebert4982 yeah , i wont hold my breath for it. i ditched windows for linux. The moment i save up for phone that can support android that has been de googled or even better ,open OS on it , i am buying it and never looking back.
@fireblade295
@fireblade295 9 күн бұрын
​@@jeffzebert4982We voted in the man that will do this.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
AOSP is the FOSS de-Googled version of Android and a lot of OS are built off that.
@wileycoyote9688
@wileycoyote9688 10 күн бұрын
L parents
@joseramirez-hh2sw
@joseramirez-hh2sw 10 күн бұрын
Chitose's skin didn't sell well... Till today
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Censorship has a unique way of creating FOMO.
@Ted_Kenzoku
@Ted_Kenzoku 10 күн бұрын
i like this theory therefore it's true. 5 skins, 5 secretary slots, a kid who had these 5 skins as secretary in his account and got caught gooning by his karen mother who went to complain to google who just didn't think and told yostar to delete them. . also it's the only way to logically explain why these 5 skins specifically. they have nothing in common and atago's skin was there since the launch of the game
@jeffzebert4982
@jeffzebert4982 10 күн бұрын
We need to start making the following saying true once again: "Snitches get stitches". What this means is that there needs to be negative consequences for being a tattletale!
@jeffzebert4982
@jeffzebert4982 10 күн бұрын
There might be a MUCH MORE OMINOUS theory behind this banning of those 5 skins: the Google Play Store could have altered its content policies to comply with one of the possible effects of Project 2025: a national level, all-out ban on adult content, one that could be so strict that it would count bikinis and bunny suits as "adult material"; and hence: ILLEGAL! After all, the people behind Project 2025 ARE bible-thumping pearl-clutchers who actually regard bikinis as a type of LINGERIE, which therefore belongs solely in the bedroom of a married couple. Yes, these people want women to go back to wearing those heavy Victorian bathing suits that are made of wool! This goes for fictional women, as well! Then again, if this WERE the explanation, then Yostar would logically be forced to take these 5 skins away from everyone who already owns them, as well.
@aaronbryan5095
@aaronbryan5095 10 күн бұрын
Lil Timmy got busted by his Karen mom lol 😂
@whiteingale
@whiteingale 10 күн бұрын
wouldnt that imply they can just ban entire game?
@whiteingale
@whiteingale 10 күн бұрын
white women need to be corrected !
@onup1475
@onup1475 10 күн бұрын
Now off to buy three skins before its gone forever. THANKS GOOGLE! God i hate censorship
@onup1475
@onup1475 10 күн бұрын
mission complete. Now i own all 5 before its gone forever
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
@Luca-ci9vi
@Luca-ci9vi 10 күн бұрын
This is so random, I hope they can fix the issue with Google
@Killerdelta07
@Killerdelta07 10 күн бұрын
Ain't no wait it's exactly enough skins for secretary slots AND contains skins from almost 4+ years ago with no issue before hand. Someone's mom had to be the one to complain
@SpyralHax
@SpyralHax 10 күн бұрын
I always just used Google Play for the convenience, but if this is the kind of thing they're going to be doing then I'll definitely be looking into alternate payment methods. Luckily for me I had enough gems to get Napoli's skin and already had Shinano's (hopeless Shinano simp).
@Noobster22
@Noobster22 10 күн бұрын
PC client already ... come on
@jazzisbadatnames
@jazzisbadatnames 10 күн бұрын
Real
@kcjpunk
@kcjpunk 10 күн бұрын
yes! second this
@fireblade295
@fireblade295 9 күн бұрын
YES!
@sandermarkunzo4538
@sandermarkunzo4538 10 күн бұрын
WHAT A SNITCH!!
@Malachi57
@Malachi57 10 күн бұрын
Just bought the Shinano and Napoli skins. Thanks for getting this out there in time for us to do something about it!
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Of course!
@7jaws7
@7jaws7 9 күн бұрын
ironic that all censored skins are of the adults while lolis are unaffected
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
the lolis are safe... for now.
@eternalweeb1742
@eternalweeb1742 7 күн бұрын
Yeah, because google doesn't actually care they just wanna find whatever reason they can to censor things. (I'm not making this up. My previous comment litterally got auto-shadowbanned for no reason whatsoever)
@eternalweeb1742
@eternalweeb1742 7 күн бұрын
I am not allowed to share my opinion critizing Google. Instant shadowban.
@EvilGrin06
@EvilGrin06 2 күн бұрын
Oh it will be WW III if they touch my Nicholas swimsuit skin. Not to mention Vampire, Eldrige, and Icarus.
@RhobarEisenblut
@RhobarEisenblut 10 күн бұрын
I fought a snow storm in a mountain region to get google currency and buy the Hindenburg Skin...i hate now Google.
@RavFromYetti
@RavFromYetti 9 күн бұрын
They showed pc client on anniv livestream, it's a matter of time before they release it.
@GrandMoffJoseph
@GrandMoffJoseph 10 күн бұрын
So all this prude accomplished was boosting skin sales, and there's nothing to say the skins won't be added back in the future or on appeal.
@Detrue
@Detrue 10 күн бұрын
Pc client need.
@F34RDSoldier805
@F34RDSoldier805 10 күн бұрын
People need to push for a PC client now.
@Ziteseve
@Ziteseve 9 күн бұрын
Its like we are living in the 80s again with the censorship.
@ThelastArchdemon47
@ThelastArchdemon47 10 күн бұрын
I just bought them.
@matsu_moshi9867
@matsu_moshi9867 9 күн бұрын
I bought the Shinano skin as soon as I saw that it would be removed tomorrow as a matter of principle. I used a local payment processor so google isnt getting their cut of that.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Principled!
@darthnihilus1572
@darthnihilus1572 10 күн бұрын
Damn, i alredy own race and swimsuit Shinano skins so i was not planning to buy another one (for now) but this forces my wallet, plus that Napoli skin, haven use the ship yet but that a really big temptation however buying both now that regional gems prince increased about 30% is kinda difficult
@kaiju4240
@kaiju4240 10 күн бұрын
It's like google randomly picked 5 skins and removed them...
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
It's exactly like they did that...
@MrYamiBakura
@MrYamiBakura 10 күн бұрын
Thanks man. Gonna buy the skins before they go away now, even Chitose‘s.
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 10 күн бұрын
Another socially expedient action by google aimed to prevent some sort of "controversy" even if decisions appear arbitrary. I wonder who reported the game and where they are from. If from a country outside the U.S. it may not have equivalent protections, making Google more vulnerable to liability in those regions. They could possibly incur a fine for non-compliance with content laws if so, leading them to take this action.
@randommexdude1400
@randommexdude1400 10 күн бұрын
i did buy shinano's skin. while im not a lewd skin whale or anything, i do not considere it as lewd as other skins that are in game rn. but i will enjoy it now that i own it. and hopefully AL actually raises the rating cus i don't want stuff like this to reappear in the future
@jaredweiman2987
@jaredweiman2987 9 күн бұрын
It's also worth noting that the PH restrictions are not "bans" in states like TX and FL. PH was told that they needed to verify that 10 year olds weren't gooning to step mom content and instead of agreeing to reasonable terms, they decided to suspend service in those states. PH made that choice. And it speaks volumes as to the types of people that run those platforms. Azur Lane is ecchi at worst. The censorship of the game is not a morally based one, it's rooted in the UN's recent white papers that insist that anime "waifus" are harmful to women.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Yes, the PH restrictions come from the new requirements around government ID verification and tracking of content consumption for adult material (each state has slightly different laws). The Canadian company didn't want to store sensitive PII that would be highly targeted by hackers and government subpoenas. So PH opted to respect user's privacy and shut down service in the states putting in these new requirements. PH is already self describing itself as not appropriate for kids and thus nearly all parental controls and content blockers already block the site.
@Andy-ub8zr
@Andy-ub8zr 10 күн бұрын
I almost got heart attack when I read the name of this video - thought that all of the AL skins would get the CN server treatment. But it's kinda unfair tbh - knowing there's stuff like Brown Dust 2, basically hentai game - it seems like this was merely raised complaint by someone who clearly isn't involved in this, or just glanced over a shoulder to see this
@Onewa
@Onewa 10 күн бұрын
Holy… That makes me feel better about the current situation.
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 10 күн бұрын
Google is already profiting from hosting music videos containing scantly clad dancers on this site, they have the backing of major record labels while niche media does not. Targeting gaming always seems like low hanging fruit.
@aidang217
@aidang217 9 күн бұрын
I doubt Google itself is even aware of this. KZbin is notorious for its hands-off approach to moderation with the entire thing being almost completely handled by bots and AI or some kind of automation. Someone probably just spam reported those specific skins until Google's bot moderation program finally noticed it.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
This is definitely likely. With the loads of content Google has to moderate they rely heavily on user reports and AI bots.
@coconut_tv0564
@coconut_tv0564 8 күн бұрын
Iirc, the only skin that has been censored on the En version was Belfast's Pizza Hut skin but that was censored because of copyright. Apparently only the Jp version had a collab with Pizza hut so to avoid getting in trouble they just covered the Pizza hut logo. Also, in Europe it's 16+ (it used to be 12+ but the rating was raised after dreamwaker's butterfly or something like that)
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
It wasn't particularly censored so to speak. Pizza Hut JP licensed them to use their logo in that specific geographic region. So that didn't have the ability to release it globally with their trademark. Honestly we're lucky they reworked the skin at all to have on global.
@CJalterr
@CJalterr 10 күн бұрын
Im all for a pc client or for them to up the age rating in the play store so this wont happen again. I went ahead the got atagos skin and chitose since those 2 were the only ones i didnt have yet.
@LoneTurtle10
@LoneTurtle10 9 күн бұрын
Guess it's a good thing I have them all...but not for the people that missed it or for the future of skins in Azur Lane...This sucks.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Feel lucky you got them all, but yes sad for future players and those that couldn't afford them at this time.
@CommanderSlayers
@CommanderSlayers 10 күн бұрын
I don't understand why Azur Lane? If we're talking about lewdness, Nikke, Browndust 2, Arkknights and hell maybe even Blue Archive has the same amount as Azur Lane. I blamed the Chinese or the twitter snowflakes complaining about it to Google
@Anugrah_Amriza
@Anugrah_Amriza 10 күн бұрын
I blame the Rainbow Haired Tiffanies on X/Twitter or the parent that wants Azur Lane ban off of Google Play. If the parent rumors are true, That parent is a bad one considering that she just lets the kid does whatever he wants but then acts surprised when the kid goes full-on Gooner Mode. Like, what kind of naivety and lack of self awareness is this parent have?
@liladoodle
@liladoodle 10 күн бұрын
Probably one that thinks video games cause violence.
@the_frozen_tortoise
@the_frozen_tortoise 10 күн бұрын
That Napoli skin just screams, "Ma'am, this is a Wendy's. Please get off the counter, you're scaring the children." Congrats to Manjuu/Yostar though. I'm sure this had the unintended effect of boosting skin sales, not that they are happy about that. I know that I bought the Napoli skin even though I don't have her yet, just because I don't know if it will ever rerun.
@AISEGRIM06
@AISEGRIM06 10 күн бұрын
I already had Shimanyo's skin from the lucky box and I bought Napoli's. Now I just need to finish developing them. I added Hindenburg to the fleet and bought her skin the day before this dropped.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Good one.
@rollarcy
@rollarcy 10 күн бұрын
The censor is so random I guarantee you it's some kind of AI scan
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Definitely feels like a random selection from where I'm sitting.
@dantecasiano1359
@dantecasiano1359 10 күн бұрын
The death of AL begins here ig, unless Manjuu, Yongshi and Yostar decides move to another platform. The game is vulnerable right now seeing how Google reacted. Ps: i shall buy the skins? i want honestly but this implies i must buy de $39.99 gems pack, and im not optimist to think that they will be back haha
@mikerod123
@mikerod123 10 күн бұрын
There's a theory that these skins were the secretaries of someone's account who got caught by their mother.
@mj_boi13
@mj_boi13 10 күн бұрын
For Yo-Topup does the country have to be the one you are in? because for the US there isn't any options.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Mostly. Unless you have dual citizenship or a resident visa, it'll probably be difficult to open a bank account in a different country. Especially with FATCHA now.
@robertwoods5169
@robertwoods5169 10 күн бұрын
Can we please for the love of god make a law that puts sanctions on any company for censorship.
@yashma4187
@yashma4187 10 күн бұрын
I already had all the skins except Atago's and Chitose's....which I liked....but since they're permanently available on not on ships I use that much....I never bothered getting them as I always had to the option to later....so it was a pretty easy choice to buy them now. But I hate the precedent this sets
@jesseallen3109
@jesseallen3109 10 күн бұрын
same.. and as ALM stated... atago has a much more lewd skin than that old beach one where it could be said it fell under google's "too much sexual contnet" due to the sheer bra and this objectifing a woman.
@AISEGRIM06
@AISEGRIM06 10 күн бұрын
Atago's Chitose's and Chiyoda's swimsuit skins were all low priority for me, but I hate someone telling me I dom't have the option to buy them if I want to. Now that I had to buy the banned skins, It'll probably move Chiyoda up the list for when I have some extra gems available.
@yashma4187
@yashma4187 8 күн бұрын
@@AISEGRIM06 I also bought Chiyoda's, because it just felt wrong to get Chitose's skin and not Chiyoda''s as well. They're not good ships, but I still like them both a lot
@EagleHawk175
@EagleHawk175 10 күн бұрын
Man, I'm tired of the doom posters. Azure Lane is doing fine. Ofcourse I'm pissed that these 5 skins were removed, but as reddit users pointed out, google is NOT cracking down on AL. If they were, the JP version on the japanese google playstore would be affected aswell. Let's keep a rational and optimistic outlook. In the worst case, we'll need our own game launcher, which i heavily support. AL will be fine and we'll still be able to enjoy our shipfus in sexy attires.
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 10 күн бұрын
It's over😔
@debatenothing5676
@debatenothing5676 10 күн бұрын
​@@threestars2164 nah, just you and your hope
@whiteingale
@whiteingale 10 күн бұрын
is ios version affected? The skins are still there.+
@mobyhuge4346
@mobyhuge4346 9 күн бұрын
It still incomprehensible to me that out of all the skins to be on the Google naughty list, the VERY old Atago L2D is one of them
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
It's peculiar that that skin got on their radar. Hence the speculation that it was specifically reported.
@EvilGrin06
@EvilGrin06 2 күн бұрын
I can already see the Godfather memes coming. "Look how they massacred my girl."
@animeturnMMD
@animeturnMMD 9 күн бұрын
I was not ready for the ASMR 10:09.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
HAHA!
@DrMeisterBabylon
@DrMeisterBabylon 10 күн бұрын
The only remedy is to class-action. The government isn't supposed to regulate free speech. It's up to us to do so.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
This is technically not the government as Google is the one requesting the removal in order to continuing using their service (that is hosting the game's distribution and processing in app purchases).
@delsol01
@delsol01 8 күн бұрын
make sense why Yostar seems to be pushing their own account service on startup now.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Yes between Google, Apple, Facebook, and Twitter. Yostar is getting hit from many sides and they are trying to push more and more aspects of their game outside the control of those companies (similar to what they did when they opened offices outside China when the crackdown started over there a few years ago).
@AppleberryOjisan
@AppleberryOjisan 10 күн бұрын
On the topup site. My country wasn't listed from the dropdown menu, but I picked a neighboring country (am from the EU and it was a EU country) and it still worked for me. I think that the payment processor Xsolla that they used, works for most of the EU if not the whole EU and that's why it worked. And it was also much cheaper. For example the 10€ pack cost me 10,18€ whereas in google it would cost me 10,99€.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Don't have to pay the Google tax. Good to know that all the EU is covered together.
@willchurch8376
@willchurch8376 10 күн бұрын
I went to buy them before the ban and had all of them except Chitose's. Clearly a degenerate.
@aizenvermillion434
@aizenvermillion434 10 күн бұрын
My blood is boiling from anger. I'm not going to watch more of this video or I might toss my phone hard on the floor. I also am having trouble returning to the game with my account so there's that too. I just hope that Manjuu and Yostar finds a way to reverse these bans without censoring the skins and every part of their features. Right now, I'm starting to have second thoughts of even returning to the game, but I hope you guys stay and stay strong no less. See ya, fellow SKKs! 😊
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
It's upsetting, but no need to lose a phone over it. I trust Manjuu/Yostar will find a way to rectify it. Azur Lane is still a great game, so you might enjoy coming back to the game.
@aizenvermillion434
@aizenvermillion434 7 күн бұрын
​@@AzurLaneMeta I actually came back yesterday. It took a while, but Customer Service was as great at their job as always. I just really hope this is the first and LAST time we'll have something like this AND HOPEFULLY, this doesn't affect the other older and future skins. Take care, fellow SKK! 🥰
@ahafee5
@ahafee5 10 күн бұрын
10:09 did your bluestacks sponsorship end? are you allowed to say that?
@Tony-rh2lp
@Tony-rh2lp 10 күн бұрын
Everybody and they mama hates google
@jm2watkins
@jm2watkins 9 күн бұрын
I DIDN'T SEE THE NOTE UNTIL THE 5TH
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
That is most unfortunate. I'm sorry there wasn't more time.
@z0ro_62
@z0ro_62 10 күн бұрын
Damn google and damn companys with treating everyone like kids
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Gotta please the advertisers amirite?
@faiflowright01
@faiflowright01 8 күн бұрын
An actual fomo that forced me to get Napoli's and Shinano's skin. Damn, google.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Censorship FOMO is real. Now just hoping it isn't a habit.
@faiflowright01
@faiflowright01 7 күн бұрын
@AzurLaneMeta yeah I pray this is just a one and done deal. Is this for all the servers on Azur Lane EN?(I'm actually not sure if there's an asia server or something)
@TheDoomedMonk
@TheDoomedMonk 10 күн бұрын
got em all
@rexflamevermillion5527
@rexflamevermillion5527 10 күн бұрын
If you have the atago l2d bought do they stay ?
@AISEGRIM06
@AISEGRIM06 10 күн бұрын
The old swimsuit skin is the only one of her's affected by the ban. If you bought it before 11:59 on January 4, you can keep it. Any skins you bought remains yours.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Yes, they prevented from being sold on the store. Not prevented from being in the game. So if you bought before the ban takes affect, they stay with your account.
@ven7165
@ven7165 4 күн бұрын
Telling kids to take drugs and get surgery instead of actual help or waiting it out until the phase is over or they can think more maturely: Good (according to Google) Beautiful fictional women on the internet: Bad (according to Google) I guess the problem is that every phone comes with Google Play Store or Apple Store (I think Samsung has their own app store?) so it'd make sense to primarily make your app available there to easily reach the most consumers. In fact I've never downloaded an app from other than the Google Play Store. But it'd be great if Azur Lane had their own launcher or something. Porn is actually easier to find than Azur Lane skins because porn will hold your hand and advertise to find you something you like, whereas if you want a specific sexy skin you need to know the game, shipgirl, and/or skin name.
@jamesscalzo3033
@jamesscalzo3033 10 күн бұрын
Loved the video @AzurLaneMETA! Can't wait for the next video man! I saw someone in the Comments say that one of the Rumors going around as to why this is happening is due to someone with connections to Google caught their Kid playing this on their phone and took it Personally. Knowing the Midset of today's Western Civilization, I wouldn't be surprised if that turned out to be the Case. The only way to stop this from happening again is to Basically Lobby your Congressional Representatives to break up the Monopoly that Big Tech has been Allowed to Establish, which will ultimately lead to Similar Laws being passed among our Allies across the World. Remember, Whatever the United States of America does, The World will soon follow..... Why else did Boris Johnson get to be the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom while Donald Trump was President of the United States of America back in 2016. Both were Outsiders to Politics, Both wanted to Fight the Corruption in the Government and ensure that their own Respective Nations could Stand on their Own Two Feet without the Need for International Assistance (which means ensuring that there were Jobs for their own Citizens). This is exactly what I was worried about back in 2021 when Azur Lane Themselves at the Behest of the CCP's "Decency Board" Censored all those Skins. At some point, this would Happen on the Global Servers but it's not from Azur Lane Themselves which makes this all the More Confusing and the aforementioned Rumor all the More believable. I can definitely say that VTuber @AkumaNihmune is definitely going to be Big Sad over this and probably has a video out already because..... She loves Atago (Nee-Sama) as much as the Next Commander LMAO! Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man! I've got some Deals to work out for NoPixel 4.0 and PurpleRP at the Moment, while also Fighting a Streamer of a Cold.... And no, it's not Drugs or anything basic like that.
@jamesscalzo3033
@jamesscalzo3033 10 күн бұрын
P.S. Definitely introducing myself to Napoli though!
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 9 күн бұрын
Breaking up that monopoly is certainly something worth fighting for.
@izaiahdatu7794
@izaiahdatu7794 10 күн бұрын
Yostar needs to make their own platform where we can dowload games from there and they wouldn't worry about other peoples rules
@royasturias1784
@royasturias1784 8 күн бұрын
Similar to Netmarble Windows, Linux and MacIntosh compatible
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
This would be great! Kind of like back in the day Nexon did this before Steam got really big.
@izaiahdatu7794
@izaiahdatu7794 7 күн бұрын
@@AzurLaneMeta and they won't have to follow rules set by others
@disbeatgaming7178
@disbeatgaming7178 10 күн бұрын
lol i love how everyone is saying the same thing. i told one of my friends some twitter karen seems to be on a rampage becasue little timmy had hot girls on his screen
@sirbowserfelix9293
@sirbowserfelix9293 10 күн бұрын
Not gonna lie, I was not going to buy those right now, but as soon as I saw the news I Had to get them. Already lost some skins from the Im@s event because I was not sure if they would come back, so I Won't let it screw me and not have the skins for my girls. Honestly, I'm pissed. I'm happy because I got the skins, but I'm pissed that this incident could open the gate for more stuff like that, so I Really Hope Yostar can find a way to turn things around, be it raising the game to +18, or using another service like Steam or even Epic to have the game in a way where we could log in and get the skins there while still playing on our phones and tablets. Personally I would not play on PC, but if it gets to that, then be it. Specially now with Apple opening the gate for more app stores in IOS, maybe it's about time Yostar considers an app store of their own, still making the game available in google and apple, But incentivising players to use their app store in the future.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Censorship brings out the real FOMO.
@JayJaytheScrub
@JayJaytheScrub 9 күн бұрын
I willing to bet someone saw one of those garbage ads that make the came seem even more lewd than it actually is then reported it. That said, I'm wondering if it actually came from google given how old the game is and how often they toe the line, or if it came from a Visa/MasterCard since they've been on a rampage with cracking down on lewd stuff and are hella inconsistent about it.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
We don't know for sure, but I doubt it came from the payment processors directly. Google's policies definitely are created with the payment processor's policies in mind, but they are still doing most of the enforcement.
@silenthour.
@silenthour. 10 күн бұрын
Yeah they are lewd so what trying to protect children should be for the parents not for the google to tone police what is right and what is wrong. Pathetic attempt to white knight a game that is for normal people .
@threestars2164
@threestars2164 10 күн бұрын
And yet they can still enjoy megan thee stallion barely clothed in mamushi hosted on this very site.
@keithgoh123
@keithgoh123 9 күн бұрын
Immediately pulled out the card and bought Napoli and Shinano skin.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
That'll show them!!! Unless of course you bought through the Play Store because then they got a cut.
@keithgoh123
@keithgoh123 7 күн бұрын
@@AzurLaneMeta I made that mistake. I did not know you could buy it elsewhere.
@jameshailerthepostmaster4389
@jameshailerthepostmaster4389 9 күн бұрын
And yet google does not perma ban Porn Sites in there browsers
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Browsers work a little differently that hosting an app store. First off Chrome is based on Open Source Chromium, so users could just modify the code to evade any restrictions put in place. Additionally banning content at the browser level would likely have to be done by maintaining an IP blacklist and then using DNS blocking. However, it would be trivial to switch (or host your own) DNS servers to properly resolve URLs.
@Tranus01
@Tranus01 9 күн бұрын
Appeal success, Yatta!
@alexg1806
@alexg1806 10 күн бұрын
I got Shinano. Who should I pick, Hindenburg or Napoli?
@leikesdark
@leikesdark 10 күн бұрын
Hindenburg
@AISEGRIM06
@AISEGRIM06 10 күн бұрын
Both if you have the gems for it, but if you didn't move today, you're going to miss out.
@leikesdark
@leikesdark 9 күн бұрын
@@AISEGRIM06 I read it and immediately bought the skins for Shinano and Hindenburg
@Sydney_C_1409
@Sydney_C_1409 10 күн бұрын
and this is the first napoli skin.... What a blunder
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Hopefully she's not one and done.
@borisjavamsoki9546
@borisjavamsoki9546 10 күн бұрын
Some kid probably get caught one handed when he played azurlane
@Practitioner_of_Diogenes
@Practitioner_of_Diogenes 10 күн бұрын
Game's been censored since 2022, my man. Only now people are bothered by it because it's affecting people's ability to "buy" something. Changing character designs because of someone complaining in another part of the world is censorship. Giuseppe Garibaldi's original design featured three tattoos, two on her fingers, one on her torso, yet it's gone because of some Chinese complainers, same with Harbin and her ankle tattoo, and Marblehead and her chest tattoo. (And don't give me the "but Japan" crap. Yakuza largely don't get tattoos at this point and you can go to a publicly open tattoo parlor in Japan. A few amounts of Japanese media, namely anime, have characters with tattoos. It's not Japan with such complaints) "But it's just fake tattoos", this is a digital medium, there is no such thing as "fake" in a digital medium. You do or you don't, and switching between the two once it hits public consumption is inconsistency in art direction and can be viewed as censorship if the consistency isn't kept from the get-go (For the record, Giuseppe hit public not in the event she released in, she hit public when Duca was released with her swimsuit outfit). Edit: For the actual topic at hand, increasing the rating is probably the best idea, as Brown Dust II is 17+ and is just as "wild" as Azur Lane is.
@jeremyyudiarta8757
@jeremyyudiarta8757 9 күн бұрын
I was trying to save gems to buy Shinano's skin. Are you saying I cannot get it anymore?!
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Yep it was removed from the store at midnight US Pacific Time.
@jeremyyudiarta8757
@jeremyyudiarta8757 8 күн бұрын
@@AzurLaneMeta So, there is no way I'm getting it in the future?
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
@@jeremyyudiarta8757 As of right now no. Yostar is appealing the ban to Google, so if successful they might come back. However, I wouldn't plan on seeing them available for sales again at this point.
@jeremyyudiarta8757
@jeremyyudiarta8757 8 күн бұрын
@@AzurLaneMeta Thanks for the info. That gives me a little hope
@tomvhresvelg9286
@tomvhresvelg9286 8 күн бұрын
Was Blue archive lacking bikinis in 2023-24 due to Google and apple, not Korea banning bikinis? Seems that Gakumas lacking bikinis and swimsuits being all covered up seems like due to Bamco's DEI plan...(As we can see from Arimura's Slacks uniform)
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Blue Archive actually made 2 versions of their app. One rated mature with my skimpy skins and a toned down version with a lower age rating.
@tomvhresvelg9286
@tomvhresvelg9286 8 күн бұрын
@ But both have same swimsuit design, in censored look. No bikinis in BA in 2023-24.
@ShadowGamingReviews
@ShadowGamingReviews 10 күн бұрын
Honestly they might as well port it to steam and not have to worry about censorship.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
I mean Steam could do the same thing. They'd need to launch their own client or self distribute to avoid that entirely (excluding government intervention).
@douglashiggins9548
@douglashiggins9548 10 күн бұрын
F GooGle
@hassathunter2464
@hassathunter2464 10 күн бұрын
Doesn't want to fund Google Got a google card for christmas. They should have done this sooner, dammit
@alexmiguelsanchez2801
@alexmiguelsanchez2801 9 күн бұрын
Azur Lane needs to fight back against censorship, if this keeps happening, cancel culture will have an upper hand with the media, making complaints on anything and everything that is anime. We can't let people get away with being hateful to things that make people happy.
@royasturias1784
@royasturias1784 8 күн бұрын
If so, can the game embrace skeletal imagery, graphic stuff and showcases of fatalities? I look forward for more than the severed but still functioning head of Siren Elite Purifier from the anime.
@alexmiguelsanchez2801
@alexmiguelsanchez2801 8 күн бұрын
@royasturias1784 That's Mortal Kombat, this is Azur Lane, if you want to see such imagery, try and mod Mortal Kombat.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Azur Lane is pretty handcuffed when is comes to dealing with governing bodies and near monopolistic companies. However, historically they done the best they can, so I imagine they will do so again here.
@Saika_Sakitora
@Saika_Sakitora 8 күн бұрын
are these ban list made by human? (we never know) is this just AL ? what about other games?
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
2 years ago Blue Archive had to split their game into 2 apps. One rated mature with the more spicy skins and a toned down version without them. I'm sure plenty of other games are having to deal with this.
@Saika_Sakitora
@Saika_Sakitora 8 күн бұрын
Wait... BA(global) too? Never know that before
@joyboy_3165
@joyboy_3165 10 күн бұрын
I already bought the 3 bunny skins and wished i could buy the atago one before it is gone but alas. Hopefully yostar's appeal works out and they will be back soon enough and also fck google.
@Erlaxis
@Erlaxis 8 күн бұрын
You don't need a totalitarian goverment to censor things if totalitarian companies can do the work.
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Companies can only become totalitarian if they can behave monopolistically.
@ZADualSnipe
@ZADualSnipe 9 күн бұрын
all i have to say blame tourists and ones who ruined our skins of our beloved ships....
@Tranus01
@Tranus01 9 күн бұрын
PC client would be 🔥
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
Especially if they just released the file (rather than using a distributor like Steam). Maybe even a Linux compatible version (now I'm getting greedy lol).
@eduardomartinez-bp7of
@eduardomartinez-bp7of 10 күн бұрын
By the end of the day yostar will fight this appeal
@TheGodkitty
@TheGodkitty 10 күн бұрын
ngl some of the alt poses on newer L2Ds are WILD
@MarcoWulff
@MarcoWulff 9 күн бұрын
10:09 PC asmr client pog
@AzurLaneMeta
@AzurLaneMeta 8 күн бұрын
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