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Coverage dated January 30, 2022

Dating App Grindr Removed From Apple’s App Store In China

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Grindr’s takedown comes amid a broader effort by Chinese authorities to police online content.

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  1. Forbes

    Dating App Grindr Removed From Apple’s App Store In China (opens Forbes)

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    Grindr’s takedown comes amid a broader effort by Chinese authorities to police online content.

  2. Digital Journal

    Gay dating app Grindr disappears from China app stores (opens Digital Journal)

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    Gay dating app Grindr has disappeared from multiple app stores in China as authorities tighten control of the country's already heavily policed internet

  3. Insider

    Grindr dating app has disappeared from Apple's App Store in China, a report says (opens Insider)

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    Grindr's reported removal comes after the Chinese government said it was cracking down on some online content.

  4. Quartz

    Grindr removed itself from Apple’s app store in China (opens Quartz)

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    The gay dating app vanished from app stores in recent days.

  5. CBS News

    Gay dating app Grindr disappears from multiple app stores in China (opens CBS News)

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    China's cyber authority is clamping down even harder on online behavior the ruling Communist Party dislikes ahead of February's Winter Olympics.

  6. Advocate

    Grindr Vanishes From App Stores in China Before 2022 Winter Olympics (opens Advocate)

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    The gay dating app appears to have been a victim of a government crackdown ahead of the Beijing Olympics.

  7. Engadget

    Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (opens Engadget)

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    Grindr has abruptly left Apple's App Store in China, raising fears about a renewed government crackdown on 'illegal' content..

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