[einpoklum]

I wonder if the legal action against AdBlock Plus / Palant made a dent in the download or use of ad blockers in general. The article doesn't provide any evidence of this.

Also - don't get your apps on Google or Apple's app stores! Use APKMirror, APK pure, etc. Some of these even have app-store-like apps to use instead of Google's, that don't need a Google account.

Also, there's at least one app "store" app specializing in FOSS purely: https://f-droid.org/en/