A Brazil judge on Friday deemed popular social networking app Secret unconstitutional for its alleged promotion of bullying.
Freedom of expression legislation exists in the country, but excludes anonymous speech.
Secret users upload posts under hidden identities to talk about things that may not be otherwise shared.
Prosecutor on the case Marcelo Zenkner stated complaints in court that he received from people who were allegedly bullied through the application, reports Estado.
"The person is suffering 'bullying' without knowing who is attacking," Zenkner told Estado.
Zenkner asked Apple and Google to remove the app from Brazil's regional app store and to wipe it out completely from phones that have downloaded Secret in the country.
Apple has never used this technology to pull content off a mobile device in the past. Google used this technology once in 2010, when it removed two apps from a security researcher that "misrepresented their purpose in order to encourage user downloads," according to BGR.
Secret has a list of guidelines on their website detailing the dos and don'ts of the app.
"Words are at the center of every secret, and it is our hope that our users will help us create a community that is a safe and liberating place for users to authentically express themselves," the company writes on the site. "By using Secret, you agree to abide by these Community guidelines."
If the apps are not deleted off users' phones within 10 days, Apple, Google and Microsoft will face a daily noncompliance fine of $20,000, according to Estado.
