Gay dating app Grindr has turned off location services in the Olympic Village to protect athletes’ privacy.┬а
Popular gay dating app says it made the move to protect athletes from being outed
Kevin Maimann ┬╖ CBC News ┬╖
Robin Labarrere holds a flower after performing Monday at the opening of Pride House, the safe space for 2SLGBTQ+ athletes at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. Dating app Grindr has turned off its location services to prevent athletes from being outed. (Natacha Pisarenko/The Associated Press)
Gay dating app Grindr has turned off location services in the Olympic village to protect athletes’ privacy.┬а
After some app users posted on social media last week that they were not able to use the “explore” function to find other┬аprofiles in the area, Grindr confirmed in a blog┬аpost that it had disabled its location-based features for the Olympic village, where competing athletes are staying in Paris.┬а
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