Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months ago

Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'

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Grindr Won’t Let Users Say 'No Zionists'

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Technology@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 months ago

An error message appears saying "The following are not allowed: no zionist, no zionists" when users try to add the phrase to their bios, but any number of other phrases about political and religious preferences are allowed.

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If they did, they may be on shaky legal ground in IHRA jurisdictions like the UK and Germany.

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