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The modern legal system was made for this.

Subpoena the information from the app creator. Don't know the app creator? Subpoena the information from the app stores. Can't serve process on (can't get a hold of) the app creator because he's out of your jurisdiction or whatever? No problem. Enjoin Apple and Google from providing it in their app stores. When the app creator's lawyer comes to contest the injunction (to get their app back), hit him with the subpoena.

"Equity will not suffer a wrong to be without remedy."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_defamation_law#D...



^ Every self-respecting app developer should be thinking about and mitigating the security vulnerabilities outlined in this comment.


The modern legal system is an authoritarian whimsical piece of garbage.

I'd much rather the kids learn not to be assholes to each other.


I'd much rather be a billionaire.

You can have legal justice or you can have street justice. Yik Yak is an example of street justice.


How long do you think it would take to get an app removed from the iOS and Android app stores? How long do you think it would take a replacement to get made and publicized on the app store?


Quick enough that no app creator would be so stupid as to ignore subpoenas for IP addresses and get replaced by someone else's app.




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