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New Tinder feature hides LGBTQ users in discriminatory countries - C C - Jul 25, 2019
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7283191/Tinder-rolls-LGBTQ-safety-feature-hides-users-countries-discriminatory-laws.html
EXCERPT: Dating app Tinder will roll out new safety features that alerts LGBTQ users when they're using its service in a country with discriminatory laws. The new feature keys in on 70 different countries chosen with help from the the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association and is effective today. Countries under the feature's umbrella include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and more. Tinder will add new protections for LGBTQ users in countries with discriminatory laws with a new alert feature
[...] Tinder says the feature works by automatically hiding the user upon entering one of the countries and will appear in the form of an alert within the app. Users -- or at least those who have have input their sexual orientation into the app --will then have the option to either remain hidden or revert to making their profile public. Alerts will also appear on the ground for users in that area even if they haven't just traveled to the country. While the feature may benefit unsuspecting users who would otherwise be in danger, Tinder has often been criticized by members of the LGBTQ community in the past, particularly those who are transgender. (MORE - details)
RE: New Tinder feature hides LGBTQ users in discriminatory countries - Zinjanthropos - Jul 25, 2019
(Jul 25, 2019 01:13 AM)C C Wrote: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-7283191/Tinder-rolls-LGBTQ-safety-feature-hides-users-countries-discriminatory-laws.html
EXCERPT: Dating app Tinder will roll out new safety features that alerts LGBTQ users when they're using its service in a country with discriminatory laws. The new feature keys in on 70 different countries chosen with help from the the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association and is effective today. Countries under the feature's umbrella include Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, and more. Tinder will add new protections for LGBTQ users in countries with discriminatory laws with a new alert feature
[...] Tinder says the feature works by automatically hiding the user upon entering one of the countries and will appear in the form of an alert within the app. Users -- or at least those who have have input their sexual orientation into the app --will then have the option to either remain hidden or revert to making their profile public. Alerts will also appear on the ground for users in that area even if they haven't just traveled to the country. While the feature may benefit unsuspecting users who would otherwise be in danger, Tinder has often been criticized by members of the LGBTQ community in the past, particularly those who are transgender. (MORE - details)
One fuck up and it’s over. People may die because of a glitch or hacker. I admire the thought and effort but holy shit, this is an accident waiting to happen and I hope they have a good legal department.