https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/17/google-confirms-it-again-removed-alleged-spying-tool-totok-from-google-play/ > In December, The New York Times reported a popular messaging app called ToTok was actually a spying tool used by the government of the United Arab Emirates to track users’ conversations, location, and social connections. The app was removed from the Google Play store in December, while Google investigated, then reinstated in early January. Google now confirms the app has again been removed, but this time declined to comment as to why. > The site 9to5Google first noticed ToTok had again been pulled from Google Play on Friday.