Grindr warns users of fake Police accounts on their app

Grindr, the leading gay dating app in the world, has cautioned its users about the purported use of bogus accounts by the police in Egypt to trap individuals seeking dates through the app.

This alert follows a recent surge in the number of arrests of LGBTQ+ individuals over the weekend.

The warning message from Grindr states that the Egyptian police are actively apprehending gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals on digital platforms.

The police are reportedly employing counterfeit accounts and have even taken over the accounts of genuine members of the community who have already been detained and had their phones confiscated.

As a result, Grindr is advising its users to exercise additional caution both online and offline, even with accounts that may have seemed legitimate in the past.

At present, the Egyptian authorities have not issued any statement regarding the alleged entrapments.

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