> Android is for everyone. It’s built on a commitment to a... safe platform.

These two statements contradict. When something is public, it is not entirely safe; and to make something safe, there is exclusion of practices, behaviors, and often people.

> So as an extra layer of security, we are rolling out Android developer verification to help prevent malicious actors from hiding behind anonymity to repeatedly spread harm.

1. Well, then, surely Google can't be in charge of this process, because they are a malicious actor, known to manipulate social media search results and engage in mass surveillance of its users. And that's in addition to analyzing their personal data to try to manipulate them into buying things; which is called "targeted advertizing", but I would also characterize as harm.

2. To be slightly less tongue-in-cheek: Imagine that a two would prevent entry of unverified people - you know, to prevent malicious anonymous actors from bringing harm. That would be ridiculous - nobody should be able to restrict public space. Well, the space of computation and communications via our handheld phones/computers is enough of a public space to merit the same principle. Which means that it is not acceptable for it to be under Google/Alphabet's control. Government regulation could mitigate this problem, but then, governments collude with large corporations and often approve of such restrictions.