GrapheneOS: Where Licenses Matter More Than People

GrapheneOS could have shipped real accessibility support. They had a screen reader. They had a libre speech engine — one they requested a feature from. They got that feature.

And then they said no.

Because the license was GPLv3.

They’ll ship sandboxed Google Play Services.

They’ll let you install GPLv3 software from their app store.

But a working screen reader for blind users?

Blocked. On principle.

This isn’t a technical limitation.

This is not a matter of priorities.

This is cruelty by ideology — and they’re proud of it.

So here it is. My full public dissection of the excuses, the hypocrisy, and the sheer contempt they’ve shown to the people who need privacy and security most: the disabled.

They chose licensing purity over basic humanity.

I chose to write this.