That's really ridiculous. #Google decided to remove the #xmpp client #Conversations because they think it uploads contact data.
Beside the fact that it doesn't upload any contact data, there are many mainstream messengers which exactly do this, all available on #gplay.
Additionally it seems to be extremly hard or even impossible to get in contact with someone who can explain the decision and revert it.
Such gatekeepers are extremly harmful.
Source: https://gultsch.social/@daniel/111929074071688694
Google has just removed #Conversations_im from the Play Store because they think we are uploading the user’s contact list. We don’t.