Merge pull request #2 from TheTearMiser/readmeupdate

Add Getting Informed section to README

Author: TheTearMiser

README.md

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 Launched in direct response to the Google announcement, the site defends Android's core promise: an open platform where anyone can build, share, and install apps without centralized gatekeeping.
 It aims to inform on the impacts on consumers, developers, states and coordinate resistance.
 
+## Getting Informed
+
+If you're new to this issue or want to understand what's at stake, the following resources cover the story from multiple angles.
+
+### Editorial & Opinion
+
+- ["An Open Letter Opposing Android Developer Verification"](https://f-droid.org/en/2026/02/24/open-letter-opposing-developer-verification.html) — F-Droid
+- ["Application Gatekeeping: An Ever-Expanding Pathway to Internet Censorship"](https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/11/application-gatekeeping-ever-expanding-pathway-internet-censorship) — EFF
+- ["Pluralistic: Darth Android"](https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/01/fulu/) — Cory Doctorow
+- ["What We Talk About When We Talk About Sideloading"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/10/28/sideloading.html) — F-Droid
+- ["F-Droid and Google's Developer Registration Decree"](https://f-droid.org/en/2025/09/29/google-developer-registration-decree.html) — F-Droid
+
+### Press Coverage
+
+- ["With developer verification, Google's Apple envy threatens to dismantle Android's open legacy"](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/03/with-developer-verification-googles-apple-envy-threatens-to-dismantle-androids-open-legacy/) — Ars Technica
+- ["Google kneecaps indie Android devs, forces them to register"](https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/26/android_developer_verification_sideloading/) — The Register
+- ["37 groups urge the company to drop ID checks for apps distributed outside Play"](https://www.theregister.com/2026/02/24/google_android_developer_verification_plan/) — The Register
+- ["Google's Requirement For All Android Developers To Register And Be Verified Threatens To Close Down Open Source App Store F-Droid"](https://www.techdirt.com/2025/10/07/googles-requirement-for-all-android-developers-to-register-and-be-verified-threatens-to-close-down-open-source-app-store-f-droid/) — TechDirt
+- ["Google will require developer verification for Android apps outside the Play Store"](https://techcrunch.com/2025/08/25/google-will-require-developer-verification-for-android-apps-outside-the-play-store/) — TechCrunch
+
+### Video
+
+- "I Signed a Letter to Google. Here's Why." — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=5MZfGq5F1NU)
+- "Google: 'Your $1000 phone needs our permission to install apps now'" — Louis Rossmann — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=QBEKlIV_70E)
+- "F-Droid Will Die in 2026 Unless We Act Now" — Techlore — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=wRvqdLsnsKY)
+- "Google is Removing Sideloading" — LMG Clips — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-R76VJtTDJ8)
+- "Google's changes to sideloading could end F-Droid" — Linux Weekly News — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=iMqpm2Ahmt0)
+- "Is F-Droid in Trouble? Google Developer Verification" — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=-SOOoQWv4kk)
+- "Google is Applefying Android: The End of Openness" — ChiefGyk3D — [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY) | [Invidious](https://redirect.invidious.io/watch?v=WFOPzixHoLY)
+
 ## Contributing
 
 1. Identify [issues](https://github.com/keepandroidopen/keepandroidopen.github.io/issues).