Do Platforms Like Grindr Need to Do More to Keep LGBT+ Users Safe?

Queer people in hostile countries depend on such apps as a lifeline to their community, but they may be more vulnerable than they know

Jake Hall
OneZero
Published in
7 min readMay 6, 2019

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LLike many queer people in Russia, Roman Gunt uses multiple LGBT+ dating apps. “They’re the main reason our community exists…

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Jake Hall
OneZero

Freelance writer of all things weird, queer and horny. Expect politics, culture, kink and whatever I can’t write elsewhere!