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How I Destroyed Half of My Full Stack Developer Career Before It Even Got Started, Because of Google

HichemTech on December 20, 2024

It was about five years ago. Back then, I was a developer… well, when I say "developer," I mean just a boy who had just stepped into the world of p...
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Gulab Sagevadiya

It's not Google's fault bro. Why you have fallen for 5$ earning. You have to keep your account clean. Google given you access for your apps not for earning 5$ spamming apps. Do good get good. Just think about it you trying to find something useful app and you get thousands of spamming apps. Would you consider play store for app searching then ?

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HichemTech

I know 🥲 i was young u know, i know it is my fault, but a lifetime ban is too harsh tho. :(

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Aditya Kumar

No problem bro, I suppose you accepted your fault this is ok, I will try to find solutions on it for you.

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Younes Amalou

I understand that there are multiple scammers around the world, which is why things need to be well managed and controlled.

However, in my opinion, the lifetime ban is too harsh, especially if it also includes people who didn't do anything wrong (ethically) but only lacked experience back then.

Maybe Google should reconsider and find a better approach for this matter.

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Angsuman Ray

As Ravin also mentioned, a new dev account can be opened using a Company Name and DUNS identifier. I think this should work, and use the company domain to sign up. It might just work.

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HichemTech

Thanks a lot for help, but do u think that google will not bann me again even if it recognize my infos ? I mean that the company thing is different?.

Thanks.

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Annu Ranjan

Well, now you can pay $5 to someone else to publish your apps. :P

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HichemTech

Lol but I wouldn't do that, because I could jeopardize his account too :/

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sonu sood

Hard to know this. But thank you for sharing this.

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Cody Swartz

Pay someone $5 on fivr 😆 jk. Hope this can be resolved though. It's crazy to think you cannot start fresh one way or another. Maybe it's the account card holders name?

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Ravin Rau

It is really sad to see this happen. However can't you open a company account using an official company name register? I mean as a personal account you maybe block but there are alternative ways to open up a business account.

play.google.com/console/u/0/signup

Google Play Business Account

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Johnfx

Wah .. u did something shady and are paying the price. Thanks for letting everyone else know to not do stupid things.

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HichemTech

@johnfx Thanks for your perspective. It's easy to judge a situation with hindsight, but the reality is that I was young, inexperienced, and unaware of the long-term consequences of my actions. If sharing my story helps others avoid similar mistakes, then I guess something good came out of it.

That said, we all make mistakes, especially early in our careers, and it's frustrating when those mistakes are met with irreversible consequences. If you've never made a decision you regret, good for you. But for the rest of us, it would be nice to believe that growth, learning, and redemption are still possible in this world.

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Code on the Rocks

you fell for it

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Yagnil

Open it under some one else then

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Bernard Talbert • Edited

Reading that Google notice you apparently were warned several times and did nothing? So why would they possibly think you have changed and reinstate your account now? You f***** around and found out.

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HichemTech

@bernard_talbert_e2b47b4b6 You're right that I ignored the warnings, and that’s on me—no excuses there. But let’s be real: this was years ago when I was inexperienced and didn’t fully understand the weight of those decisions. The problem is that Google’s policy doesn’t allow for growth or change. It’s a one-strike system with no room for redemption.

We live in a world where even major corporations, governments, and individuals are given second chances. So, why not young developers who’ve clearly learned from their mistakes? The idea isn’t to escape accountability but to advocate for a fair system that acknowledges growth instead of handing out permanent, career-ending bans for errors made in ignorance.

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Akash Sharma (The Sky sharma)

It doesn't seem fair.all that hardwork and enthusiasm goes in vain because of policy
It doesn't sounds right