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A Louisiana man used Grindr as a 'hunting ground' to kidnap and attempt to kill gay men, according to a federal criminal complaint

A Louisiana man was indicted after prosecutors said he attempted to kill a gay man who he met on Gr…

Moises Mendez II   


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TikTok creators are exposing LGBTQ athletes using Grindr in Tokyo's Olympic Village, endangering them around the world

Social media users are using the dating app's "explore" feature to find users in the Olympic Villag…

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A Catholic church official was forced to resign after a Catholic media outlet accused him of being a frequent Grindr user and a regular at gay bars

Priest Jeffrey Burrill resigned after records of his activity on gay hookup app Grindr were publish…

Cheryl Teh   


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A Texas man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges after using Grindr to target gay men for carjacking and kidnapping

Daniel Jenkins, 22, admitted he used the gay dating app Grindr to target men for their "perceived s…

Connor Perrett   


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Grindr is sending users' personal information and location to dozens of ad companies, essentially disclosing their sexual orientation

The report calls on regulators in Europe and the US to investigate whether the practices violate pr…

Aaron Holmes   


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A man killed in Belgium was reportedly lured to the park using a gay dating app

A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Belgium after being lured there with the gay dat…

Moises Mendez II   


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A gay dating app known for its diverse user base sent an 'All Waves Matter' notification, sparking questions about how it was approved

Jack'd, a gay dating app, sent out a notification that read 'All Waves Matter' to its users and it …

Moises Mendez II   


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Singles get more 'likes' on dating apps if they've received a COVID-19 vaccine

Relationships expert Dr. Lamarche said that it could motivate younger groups on dating apps who mig…

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Poisoner who targeted a gifted dancer on Grindr sentenced to life for killing him with a date-rape drug called 'devil's breath'

Joel Osei robbed Adrian Murphy after getting him to drink the drug scopolamine, commonly known as '…

Naina Bhardwaj   


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Elon Musk smeared Twitter's former head of trust and safety by baselessly claiming he supports child sexualization

Elon Musk misrepresented an excerpt from Yoel Roth's PhD thesis about Grindr — the social networkin…

Sawdah Bhaimiya   


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Grindr attacker who used gay dating app to lure men to rape and rob is jailed for 14 years

Aaron Goodey enticed men on gay dating app Grindr under the guise of a date - then raped and robbed…

Bethany Dawson   


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Most men think a shirtless photo will boost their chances on dating apps, a study found. In fact, it does the opposite.

A Dating.com survey found 90% percent of men feel like a shirtless picture will help them get match…

Canela López   


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Grindr has removed its ethnicity filter in support of Black Lives Matter

The filter — which allowed users to search for people based on race — has been criticized for for p…

Canela López   


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Online long-distance dating is thriving in quarantine, from nude group chats to Facebook Jewish singles groups

During a time where Americans are being discouraged to meet up in person, social media users are ad…

Daniel Spielberger   


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Coronavirus lockdowns create fertile ground for catfishers on dating apps, and the stress of it all may make the victims more willing to believe them

Dr. Margeret Seide, a New York city-based psychologist, says coronavirus quarantines may lead to a …

Canela López   


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Gay men in Morocco say they are 'living in constant fright' after an influencer's video sparked a trend of people using dating apps to out them

Gay men in Morocco, where homosexuality is illegal, say an Instagram influencer's video has started…

Rachel E. Greenspan   


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10 Things in Tech: Samsung's new phones

In today's edition: Samsung gave us a glimpse at its new Galaxy S22 phones, and Porsche just broke …

Jordan Parker Erb   


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10 things in tech you need to know today

In today's edition: The New York Times just scooped up smash-hit Wordle, and we share all the title…

Jordan Parker Erb   


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Amazon Web Services hit by third outage this month, Slack and Epic Games among services affected

The official AWS service health dashboard blamed the issues on power outages in a single data ce…