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Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez

LGBTQ dating app aims to protect closeted athletes by disabling location features at Olympic facilities

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LGBTQ+ dating app Grindr is limiting some of its features at the Paris Olympics to help protect the safety of closeted athletes.

Along with the cardboard beds and bountiful food options, social media users at the Olympics were also quick to notice that Grindr had disabled some features for users in the Olympic village. On Wednesday, the company confirmed the limits.

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