Apple removes Secret from the App Store in Brazil because it breaches local free speech law
Earlier this week, Brazil issued a court order to have anonymous sharing app Secret delisted from the App Store and Google Play store in the country. Apple has followed the instructions after it made the app unavailable in Brazil, 9to5mac reports. Brazilian national law forbids anonymous speech, which means Secret — and, we presume, rivals like Whisper and Yik Yak — are illegal in the country. Section 22.1 of Apple’s App Store guide states that apps “must comply with all legal requirements in any location where they are made available to users,” as 9to5mac points out. The ruling this week gave Google and Apple…
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