"I don't know if the decision went all the way up to General Kelly, although he was the type of guy who liked top-to-bottom control," Grisham wrote.

Priest Jeffrey Burrill resigned after records of his activity on gay hookup app Grindr were published in the Pillar, a Catholic media outlet.

Daniel Jenkins, 22, admitted he used the gay dating app Grindr to target men for their "perceived sexual orientation."

A 42-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death in Belgium after being lured there with the gay dating app Grindr, according to local reports.

Jack'd, a gay dating app, sent out a notification that read 'All Waves Matter' to its users and it was immediately met with backlash

Relationships expert Dr. Lamarche said that it could motivate younger groups on dating apps who might feel disincentivized to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

A Grindr predator killed a talented Irish dancer with a date-rape drug scopolamine, known as ‘devil’s breath.’ Joel Osei, 26, of Seven Sisters, north London, poisoned Adrian Murphy, 43, to rob him. Osei was sentenced to life with a minimum term of 32 years’ imprisonment. Visit Insider’s homepage for more […]

A new study by Dating.com found shirtless pictures make it harder for men to get matches on dating apps. While 90% of men feel like a shirtless selfie could help them get more dates, men who use them actually get 25% less matches. This might be because more than half […]

LGBTQ dating apps collect and store information on their users, like all apps. But they come with unique security risks because if it falls into the wrong hands, that data could be used to “out” people – or, in some countries, to prosecute them. A new study from cybersecurity firm […]

Grindr announced it will remove the ethnicity preference filter from the app in its next release in solidarity with Black Lives Matter. The filter, which allowed users to search for people based on race, has been criticised for perpetuating racism and bias among its users. Researchers have found that black […]

Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge have reported increased use amid the coronavirus pandemic, while touting virtual dating alternatives for users instead of meeting up in person. Swaths of users are still encouraging matches to break quarantine to have sex and go on dates, despite social distancing guidelines and […]

Psychologists are concerned that catfishing – when a person creates a fake identity to use online to pretend they are someone else – could become more ubiquitous during the lockdown. New York City-based psychiatrist Dr. Margaret Seide told Insider that those with catfish tendencies are free to lie about their […]

Grindr is sending users’ identifying information and location to dozens of ad companies, according to a new watchdog report. Grindr is the world’s biggest gay dating app. By identifying its users to ad companies, it essentially broadcasts their sexual orientation to third parties. OkCupid and Tinder also share users’ dating […]

Sexual racism, or racialized sexual discrimination, on queer dating apps like Grindr and Scruff is a significant problem. Researchers Ryan Wade and Gary Harper created a scale to measure the psychological impacts of sexual racism on young men of colour. The results found that black men who were objectified on […]

Grindr has reportedly laid off staffers at its LGBT publication INTO, saying the company will pivot to video. The decision follows numerous controversies at the publication, including a dispute between editorial staffers and Grindr’s CEO, who INTO reported made comments against gay marriage. Grindr’s pivot to video and its layoffs […]

A Delta Air Lines passenger said his pilot sent him a message on the dating app Grindr while the flight was still in midair. JP Thorn said he got the message when the plane touched down but saw it was sent 30 minutes before the 90-minute flight landed in Chicago […]

Grindr shared users’ HIV status and dates of their most recent tests with two third-party companies, a BuzzFeed News report revealed. This data can be linked to users’ locations, phone IDs, and email addresses. The company has since said it would stop sharing the user information, but defended its previous […]