Police accused of 'homophobic assumptions' over victims of blackmail on Grindr ⊖
A BBC investigation learns of five cases of suspected blackmail involving victims targeted on Grindr in one area.
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Afghan migrants guilty of Grindr scam when they targeted lonely men on the app to burgle during dates ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 22, and Bilal Hotak, 21, carried out 35 burglaries and 20 related scams, Isleworth Crown Court heard.
35 days ago
Suspect held over murder of London scientist whose dismembered body was found after he was 'lured to his death through Grindr' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Molecular biologist Alessandro Coatti was reported missing on April 4 after arriving in the coastal city of Santa Marta, Columbia for a holiday.
57 days ago
Torture, blackmail, extortion: the dangers of queer online dating in Ghana ⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
Attacks against the LGBTQ+ community have increased as criminals – who use social platforms to lure victims – are emboldened by openly homophobic politicians
When a friend introduced Delali* to the da…
3 months ago
Man lures Grindr date into his home for a massage... before 'gouging his eye out with kitchen knife'
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Reggie Florence, 28, convinced a man to drive from Long Island to Middletown, New York, and allegedly stabbed him during a massage - with cleaning supplies at the ready nearby.
Oslo Stories Trilogy: Love review – gracefully grownup and breezy relationships drama
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Doctor Marianne wonders if her gay colleague Tor’s approach to dating would work for her, in the second film of Dag Johan Haugerud’s absorbing trilogy
Here is the second of Norwegian film-maker and no…
4 months ago
Boy's Grindr romance ends in violent murder as youngster's stricken mother watched
A Florida teen was gunned down at a gas station by his jealous boyfriend as his mother watched the horrifying attack unfold live on FaceTime.
5 months ago
Pride group founder, 42, who raped a 12-year-old boy he met on dating app Grindr is jailed alongside his partner
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Stephen Ireland, 42, who co-founded Pride in Surrey in 2018, raped the child at the flat he shared with his then partner and co-defendant David Sutton, 27, in Addlestone on April 19, 2024.
6 months ago
Gangs preying on British tourists in Colombia by befriending them on Tinder or Grindr before drugging them with 'Devil Breath' truth serum to kidnap and rob them
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Devil's Breath, also known as scopolamine and burundanga, was previously used as a truth serum by the CIA and comes from the seeds of the Borrachero tree in South America.
Sweden’s new national security adviser resigns within 24 hours amid Grindr photo scandal
And you thought Mike Waltz didn't last long as national security adviser.