All posts tagged "dating apps"
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Grindr Sends Users In Egypt Warnings About Police Entrapment
Grindr recently sent a message to all users in Egypt warning them of an ongoing trend of police posing as matches to entrap LGBTQ people.
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Underage Sex Charges Dropped Against Brett Parson
Former MPD Lt. Brett Parson will not be prosecuted for allegedly engaging in sex with a 16-year-old he met on a gay dating app.
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Catholic Group Spent Millions to Track Gay Priests on Grindr, Scruff
A group of conservative Catholics spent millions of dollars to buy mobile app tracking data to identify priests using gay dating and hookup apps in...
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Couple Scammed Gay Victims Out of £400,000 on Dating Apps
A couple from South London duped approximately 80 people, primarily gay men, out of more than £400,000, or $482,126 in U.S. dollars, as part of...
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London man sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping and robbing men he met through Grindr
A London man has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for raping and robbing men he met through the gay dating app Grindr.
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Armed robbery suspects targeted LGBTQ people through dating apps, Orlando police say
A pair of two teenage suspects targeted LGBTQ people using Grindr and other apps to arrange in person meetings, then robbed them.
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Atlanta police warn that robbers are using gay dating apps to target victims
Atlanta police are warning LGBTQ people to be cautious when meeting people through dating apps, following a string of robberies.
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Instagram influencer apologizes for sparking campaign to out gay men in Morocco
Naoufal Moussa says she wanted to "humanize" gay people and push society to be more accepting of them
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Gay men in Morocco being attacked after social media influencer’s ‘outing’ stunt
Activists say requests for help have increased since Naoufal Moussa's Instagram Live broadcast
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Gay dating app GROWLr to launch Live Video Dating features
The app, which caters to the bear community, is trying to encourage people to stay home amid ongoing pandemic
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LGBTQ nurse scolds gay men for hooking up during COVID-19 pandemic
LGBTQ nurse scolds gay men for hooking up during COVID-19 pandemic
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Oklahoma man accused of using Grindr to lure gay men to “House of Horrors” to rob them
Victims say they were lured to a house by multiple suspects and forced to lie down on the floor while being robbed
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Gay dating apps considering system to alert sexual partners to get tested for STDs
Grindr and other apps want to make it easier for users to anonymously notify sexual partners should they be diagnosed with an STD
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Grindr admits to sharing users’ HIV status with other companies
Company slammed for sending data to third parties for software development purposes
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Grindr will now remind users to get tested for HIV
This opt-in feature reminds users to get tested and even helps find a clinic
