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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.