The app was made by a Christian group that claims it helps gay people with 'leaving' their sexuality.
Google removed an app that promoted so-called"conversion therapy" from its Play Store, following pressure from an LGBT rights lobby.
"After consulting with outside advocacy groups, reviewing our policies, and making sure we had a thorough understanding of the app and its relation to conversion therapy, we've decided to remove it from the Play Store, consistent with other app stores," a Google spokesperson told CNBC in an emailed statement Friday.
In the report, a footnote states that the organization was aware an app distributed on Google's Play Store had promoted conversion therapy. Conversion therapy, a pseudoscientific practice advanced by some Christian fundamentalists, is widely considered by medical professionals as a baseless method. To the contrary, clinicians have said there is evidence that it is psychologically harmful.
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