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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
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: