Grindr disables features that would protect LGTBQ+ athletes at the Olympics

The Grindr app’s location functions have been blocked in the Olympic Village of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. protect the identity of athletes and prevent them from being exposed during games.

“Unless athletes are from or originate from a country where being LGBTQ+ is dangerous or illegal, using Grindr could put them at risk,” Grindr said on X (formerly Twitter). “That’s why we’ve disabled location-based features in the Olympic Village.

With location features turned off, Grindr hopes to allow LGBTQ+ athletes to connect with each other in an authentic and trustworthy way Without worrying about unwanted attention.

Grindr functions disabled

The disabled features of Grindr in Vila Olímpica were “Explore” and “Roam”. A The “Show distance” function is also disabled, This prevents users from being tracked through triangulation.

In addition to disabling features, the app Enabled unlimited sending of self-destructing messagesdisabled the printing of profile photos and shared media and suspended the sending of private videos within the Olympic Games complex.

It is possible for measurement to be a way. Preventing athletes from being exposed, as was the case at the 2016 Olympic GamesIn Rio de Janeiro.

This isn’t the first time Grindr has blocked its functions at international competitions – a similar blockade occurred in Beijing during the 2022 Winter Olympics.

To: Paris 2024 Olympics start on Friday (26)The event will feature an opening ceremony with the powering up of several Galaxy S24 Ultra mobile phones.