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Evolve Bank CEO Bob Hartheimer was fired after being caught by the FBI attempting to engage in illegal activities with an undercover agent posing as a minor on Grindr, leading to his arrest on charges related to child pornography.
George Arison, CEO of Grindr, maintains a disciplined daily routine involving stretching, minimal sleep, and active product engagement, including using Grindr himself to understand user experience, while balancing family life and personal interests like reading children's books and watching TV shows.
Twelve Salisbury University students have been charged with assault and hate crimes after allegedly luring a man to an apartment and attacking him due to his sexual orientation. The victim was invited under false pretenses via Grindr, where he was then beaten and verbally abused by the group. The incident, which was recorded without the victim's consent, led to the students' suspension and the fraternity's suspension. The attack has drawn condemnation from the university and LGBTQ advocacy groups.
Conservative British lawmaker William Wragg admitted to being caught in a "honeytrap" on Grindr, where he handed over the personal phone numbers of his colleagues to a man he met on the app out of fear of blackmail. The man then sent unsolicited flirtatious messages to the colleagues, leading to an investigation by Leicestershire police. Wragg, who publicly came out as gay in 2015, expressed regret and announced he would not run in the next general election.
Approximately 25% of Grindr users, including the company's CEO, utilize the LGBTQ+ dating app for networking purposes, according to a survey conducted by the company. Despite its reputation for instant hookups, Grindr has seen users develop professional relationships and even secure job opportunities through the app. While the app's key features are primarily geared towards casual encounters, users have the option to indicate their interest in networking. Grindr encourages networking on its platform, although it does not plan to introduce specific features for fostering professional connections. Users like Omar Alexis have found ways to use Grindr for finding roommates, meeting friends, and networking, highlighting the potential for unexpected connections on any platform.
Grindr has warned its users in Egypt that police are using fake accounts and taking over real accounts from members who have been arrested. Although homosexuality is not technically outlawed in Egypt, members of the LGBTQ+ community are frequently prosecuted on the grounds of “debauchery” or “violating public decency”. Human Rights Watch has documented dozens of cases of security agencies in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq and Tunisia extorting, harassing, publicly outing, and detaining LGBTQ+ people based on their activities on Facebook and Instagram, as well as the dating app Grindr.
Grindr, a popular dating app for the LGBTQ+ community, has issued a warning to its users in Egypt as police impersonate community members to target and arrest individuals through digital platforms. Although homosexuality is not technically outlawed in Egypt, members of the LGBTQ+ community are frequently prosecuted on the grounds of ‘debauchery’ or ‘violating public decency.’ The warning comes after rights groups and media have reported how authorities in the wider region are increasingly taking to digital platforms to crack down on the LGBTQ+ community.
Grindr has warned its users in Egypt that police are using fake and hijacked accounts to trap and arrest LGBTQ people. The app has also sent similar warnings to users in 90 countries. Homosexuality is not illegal in Egypt, but authorities have used vague “public morality” laws to arrest gay men in the country. Grindr is pushing for justice and safety for the Egyptian LGBTQ community.
Grindr, the world's leading gay dating app, has been sending safety warnings to its users in Egypt, cautioning them that police are allegedly using fake accounts to entrap those seeking dates on the platform. The warning comes after a spike in arrests of LGBTQ people last weekend. Grindr says it has at least hundreds of thousands of users in Egypt, where LGTBQ people have long faced crackdowns and police entrapment. While homosexuality is not criminalized in Egypt, officials have used "public morality" laws that punish "debauchery" as a legal basis for prosecuting men who are suspected of same-sex relations.
Grindr, the popular LGBTQ+ dating app, has partnered with public health programs and gay dating apps to distribute free at-home HIV tests to US-based users. The program, called "TakeMeHome," aims to give away 1 million kits over the next five years and has already given away 125,000 kits, with one-third going to people taking a test for the first time. The OraQuick kit, an FDA-approved, over-the-counter test, takes around 20 minutes to see results and works by swabbing the gums. Grindr hopes to expand the program to other countries.
Grindr, the world's most popular gay dating app, is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Emory University to distribute free at-home HIV testing kits to populations most affected by the virus. The program, called Together TakeMeHome, will provide up to 1 million HIV self-tests over five years, at no cost for individuals. Grindr's primary role in the effort is to allow users in the U.S. and Puerto Rico to easily order an at-home HIV test directly from the app. The test kit consists of an FDA-approved OraQuick device that uses mouth swabs and takes 20 minutes to provide a result.