Idea - Use hashtag/youtube link

[lukasz-pawlowski]

Recognition of this issue is still too small.

Steps to reproduce:

• Go to keepandroidopen.org
• Follow link to Google Developers platform
• Follow link to their main Youtube video mentioning it

Problem:

• Video has still very little comments, below 100 at the moment of writing. And it's the main video for this issue.
• There is no unified tag to spread awareness about issue. Thus anyone who happens to encounter this YT video can have hard time learning about this issue

Solution:

• Add information encouraging spreading awareness in social media
• Add info to always add one tag - #KeepAndroidOpen - to the comment, video, blog post, social media post and so on

Expected results:

• For example YT does not allow posting links in comments, but it does allow tags - so users can click on tag searching more for issue
• Tags on other social media can catch awareness aswell
• Thus SM algorithms won't be able to
• Search engine will also need to catch on the tag that will appear on multiple websites
• Wider recognition by algorithms means greater chances of caching by other people

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Proposed change - adding new section

Spread Awareness: Use #KeepAndroidOpen

Recognition of the Android developer verification issue is still far too low compared to its long‑term impact on users, developers, and regulators. To make this easier, we encourage everyone to consistently include the #KeepAndroidOpen tag whenever they discuss this topic: in YouTube comments, videos, blog posts, forum threads, and social media posts.
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Whenever you post about this issue — on any platform — always include the tag #KeepAndroidOpen.

This matters more than it might seem:

• YouTube does not allow links in comments, but does allow hashtags — clicking #KeepAndroidOpen in a comment will surface other tagged content, connecting viewers to the movement organically.
• Social media algorithms (Twitter/X, Mastodon, Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn) reward consistent hashtag usage — a tag that appears across many posts signals relevance and gets surfaced to new audiences.
• Search engines index hashtags across blogs, forums, and social platforms — the more the tag appears, the more likely someone Googling the issue will find it.
• It creates a breadcrumb trail: someone reading a blog post, watching a video, or scrolling Reddit can search the tag and instantly discover the full scope of the opposition — petitions, regulator contacts, developer resources, and more.

What to tag:

• YouTube comments and video descriptions
• Twitter/X, Bluesky, Mastodon, LinkedIn posts
• Blog posts and articles
• Reddit posts and comments (where allowed)
• Podcast episode titles and show notes

A movement's strength is measured not just by what it does, but by how many people know it exists. Help algorithms and search engines work for this cause, not against it. Tag everything #KeepAndroidOpen.

[marcprux]

These are good ideas. We already have links to the various social media accounts in the signatories list at https://keepandroidopen.org/open-letter/#signatories which references the #KeepAndroidOpen hashtag, like so:

• Mastodon: https://mastodon.social/share?text=Thank%20you%20%40fsfe%40mastodon.social%20for%20supporting%20Keep%20Android%20Open%20%40keepandroidopen%40techhub.social%20%23KeepAndroidOpen
• BlueSky: https://bsky.app/intent/compose?text=Thank%20you%20%40fsfe.org%20for%20supporting%20Keep%20Android%20Open%20%40keepandroidopen.bsky.social%20%23KeepAndroidOpen
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?text=Thank%20you%20%40fsfe%20for%20supporting%20Keep%20%40Android%20Open%20%40keepandroidopen%20%23KeepAndroidOpen
• Xitter: https://x.com/intent/tweet?text=Thank%20you%20%40fsfe%20for%20supporting%20Keep%20%40Android%20Open%20%40AlteredDeal%20%23KeepAndroidOpen

We could add more "template" links on the front page as well, perhaps with a default localized message…

[lukasz-pawlowski]

After publishing one more thing can actually be done - pinging bigger players from "Blog posts", "Press reactions" and YT creators section (like YC) - so actors who already published something in this matter - asking them to update material with hashtag. This would have at least two impacts:

1. of course making hashtag more widespread
2. also crawlers like updated content, so this could get us a bit more traction

But would need to be done of course as KAO representatitve