LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr warns Egypt users of police-run accounts

Grindr says police are using fake accounts and taking over real accounts from members who have been arrested. A popular gay social networking application has said that it is issuing a warning to its users in Egypt, as police impersonate community members to target LGBTQ+ individuals. Users in Egypt will see the following warning appear in Arabic and English when they open the app: “We have been alerted that Egyptian police is actively making arrests of gay, bi, and trans people on digital platforms. They are using fake accounts and...