Grindr removes ethnicity filters from dating platform

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Grindr is removing the ethnicity filter on its dating platform. © 2015 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

In an attempt to stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement taking the US by storm right now, Grindr — a dating app designed for the gay, bi, trans, and queer communities — announced through Twitter that the ethinicity filter is being removed from the platform. Despite the removal of this filter, algorithms have been previously used by dating apps similar to Grindr which present users with people who resemble their previous matches.

 

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