Grindr just introduced this essential security feature for UK users

Gay ‘networking’ app Grindr has announced that UK-based users will now undergo an essential security check to combat underage use of the software.

Grindr, the app used by primarily gay and bisexual men to ‘network’ (read: hook up with each other) has introduced an age assurance feature in the United Kingdom for new users.

Users downloading the app for the first time will now be asked to confirm that they are 18 or over, reflecting a new requirement under the UK Government’s Online Safety Act.

Though users in the past have been asked to enter their Date of Birth as 18 or above when creating an account, the update now requires Grindr users to comply with an age assurance method to ensure that those users are, indeed, adults.

Grindr’s blog,

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