TikTok creators exposed LGBTQ athletes using Grindr in Tokyo's Olympic Village, endangering them around the world

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Homosexuality remains a crime in several countries represented at the Olympic Games.

Some viral posts show Grindr users' full faces

On TikTok, at least four videos identified by Insider exposed Olympic Village Grindr profiles. On Twitter, over 10 similar posts had been made. Some screen recordings zoomed in on specific profiles that showed athletes' full faces and identifying information. One video had gone viral on TikTok with over 140,000 views. It had been pushed onto users' For You Pages.

"I used Grindr's explore feature to find myself and Olympian boyfriend," that post said. The video showed the user navigating to Tokyo's Olympic Village before they scrolled, revealing over 30 full users' faces, with several profiles noting they were there for the Olympics. The profile of one user whose face was exposed signaled that he was from a country known for anti-LGBTQ politics.In the comments, other users criticized the user for exposing the profiles.

 

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