Grindr sends Egypt users a warning after alleged entrapments and arrests

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Grindr, the world’s most popular gay dating app, sent a warning to all of its users in Egypt this week following reports that dozens of LGBTQ people had been arrested in the country over the weekend. “Grindr is working with groups on the ground in Egypt to make sure our users have up to date information on how to stay safe, and we are pushing international organizations and governments to demand justice and safety for the Egyptian LGBTQ community,” Lenihan said in an email, though he declined to provide the names of the advocacy groups they are  working with to protect the safety of their members. Researchers also found that the apprehensions of LGBTQ people were most pronounced in Egypt, with 29 of the 40 arrests or “persecutions” made in the Northern African country

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