[supriyo-biswas]

> In a sea of predatory applications, why is lending the only one that gets blocked here?

Because lending apps are the only one to engage in egregious behavior, see [1] as an example. The relevant sections are quoted below:

> If a user was late to repay, the app had previously indiscriminately texted or called contacts in the user’s phone as part of loan collection efforts. This process began immediately after a loan repayment was delayed, according to user reviews.

> Numerous users reported that friends, family, employers, and other contacts were harassed and threatened through Opera’s apps when a borrower was late.

(...)

> In another example, the apps threatened to place friends or family of a borrower on a national credit blacklist if they didn’t convince the actual borrower to pay:

[1] https://hindenburgresearch.com/opera-phantom-of-the-turnarou...

[AlexandrB]

> If a user was late to repay, the app had previously indiscriminately texted or called contacts in the user’s phone as part of loan collection efforts.

Didn't LinkedIn do something similar early on? Harvest your contacts and then email everyone trying to get them to join.

[hedora]

Yes. I had a phone with a “glove mode” toggle for the touch screen. I discovered it sometimes registered false taps when I pointed at that button to show a friend how terrible it was that the feature existed.

Of course, there was no “are you sure?” after accidentally tapping it.

It sent things to mailing lists, non-work acquaintances, businesses I was a customer of, etc, etc.