IFEX25 – Dec 6 – Grindr has joined forces with global free speech organization, ARTICLE 19, to help protect LGBTQ+ communities in Egypt, Iran and Lebanon who face police harassment, torture and imprisonment. Grindr will implement a number of changes to the Grindr app to better protect users in the Middle East, Gulf and North African regions where LGBTQ communities are persecuted. The changes include the ability to change the app's icon appearance and the addition of a password security lock.
Summarized by the Courtland Brooks team