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Popular gay dating app Grindr sets potential partners out on a grid — and a growing number of studies find that can make body issues worse.

The lawsuit accuses Grindr of actively recruiting children to the gay hookup app. Grindr called the accusations “meritless and obviously homophobic.”

Popular gay dating app Grindr has issued a warning to its users in Egypt, following reports that police are using the app to impersonate and target gay and bisexual men and trans women. 

A popular gay social networking application said Friday that it is issuing a warning to its users in Egypt, as police impersonate community members to target LGBTQ+ individuals. Users in Egypt will see the following warning appear in Arabic and English when they open the app: “We have been alerted that Egyptian police is actively…

Gay social networking app Grindr is warning Egyptian members to be on the look out for fake accounts set up by police

LGBTQ dating app Grindr is warning its users that Egyptian police are using fake and hijacked accounts to trap users looking for dates on the app. “We have been alerted that Egyptian police is actively making arrests of gay, bi, and trans people on digital platforms,” a warning to Egyptian users on the app says. […]

Company says cops in Muslim nation impersonating community members to catch and prosecute individuals

Egypt, though it technically does not outlaw homosexuality, frequently prosecutes members of the LGBTQ+ community on the grounds of ‘debauchery, or ‘violating public decency.’ In 2017, it arrested seven for raising a rainbow flag at a rock concert

Users in Egypt will see the following warning appear in Arabic and English when they open the app:

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.