Grindr, a gay hookup app for men seeking sex with men, reportedly prevents users from adding “no Zionist” to their profiles.
404 Media First, we reported that several users who tried to add “No Zionist” to their profiles blocked them from doing so. These users are likely to oppose Israeli military campaigns in Gaza or express support for the Palestinian cause.
When 404 media reporter Samantha Cole tried to add “No Zionist” to her new Grindr account, she received the error message “The following are not permitted: Zionist, No Zionist.”
However, the app allowed Cole to add the term “Zionist” to her profile and could include many other ethnic, racial, religious, gender identity or political groups, including “no Jews,” “no Arabs,” “no black,” “muslim,” “christian,” “no Christian,” “no trans,” “no Republicans,” “democrats,” “no Republicans,” “no Republicans,” and “no Republicans.”
To see the results of the call, Metro Weekly I tried to add both “No Zionist” and “No Zionist” several times to my profile and was blocked every time. It was allowed to add descriptors with other ethnicities tested by the call.
Metro Weekly I tested the same terminology in Scruff. This was a competing app for men looking for sexual encounters with other men and had no restrictions on profile content.
404 Media reported that Grindr users began displaying error messages in May 2024. It remains unknown when the limit was implemented, and the term “no Zionist” is not yet visible in the app. terms of service.
Please read the app’s terms and conditions: “We do not post, store, send, send or disseminate any information or material that we may deem to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be deemed to be offensive or indecent or obscene.”
Characteristics of terms such as “indecent,” “indecent,” “painful,” or “embarrassing,” are often subjective. However, Grindr’s rules seem to contradict that practice. This app allows users to share private albums. Many include “porn” images and videos, allowing discriminatory language in their profiles despite insisting on a “zero tolerance” policy on racism and hate speech.
In 2020, during a global racial justice protest after George Floyd’s death at the hands of Minneapolis police, Grindle removed the “ethnicity” filter. This filter allowed premium users to view or exclude members of a particular race and ethnic group.
At the time, Grindr said the decision was prompted by “dialogue” and user feedback.
“How can we celebrate pride without the brave black, brown, trans and queer people that the police uprising at Stonewall created the modern LGBTQ+ rights movement, without acknowledging that we are not pride?” the company wrote when it announced the removal of the “ethnicity” filter. “It’s our responsibility to oppose hatred and violence that this important part of our community continues to face.”
but, The BBC reported The ethnic filter remains in place for several weeks after its announcement and was removed only after many app updates.
Joel Simkhai, the founder of Israeli Grindr, left the company in 2018 after being sold to a Chinese gaming company. The company was later published following its merger with Tiga Acquisition Corp., and the name George Allison is a Georgia-born American businessman supported by past tweets. Anti-LGBTQ politician In 2022, he caused a backlash on social media.
September 2024, Jewish Publishing forward It has been reported The “pro-Israel Jew” complained that he was facing hostility towards dating apps as he displayed Israeli flag emojis and identified them as Zionists. This article did not mention any responses from named dating apps that contain Grindr.
The fact that the app only prohibits discrimination against “Zionists” – the term that includes many non-Jewish supporters of Jewish states, such as evangelical Christians – actively permits total discrimination against actual Jews by allowing the phrase “no Jews.”
Grindr spokesman did not respond Metro WeeklyRequest comments regarding company terms of service and prohibited content.
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