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West Hollywood-based Grindr Inc., a popular social platform for the queer community, launched as a mobile app in 2009. But now its technology is rewinding: Grindr recently unveiled a desktop browser version called Grindr Web. The app’s new platform was launched in alpha during the first quarter and was rolled out globally in a beta version earlier this month.
Prosecutors say the hookup app made it easy for a serial robber to target and steal from gay men.
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The lawsuit accuses Grindr of actively recruiting children to the gay hookup app. Grindr called the accusations “meritless and obviously homophobic.”