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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year
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How digital grifters are bilking the lonely out of $1.3 billion a year

In a witch hunt to out gay priests, a conservative Catholic nonprofit in Denver has poured $4 million into buying data it claims is primarily sourced from Grindr and other gay dating apps, according to the Washington Post.
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Young people are adopting an old-fashioned solution for the humiliation and hassle of dating apps
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The vetting process on dating apps may become more stringent as governments around the world look at perhaps implementing mandatory background and ID checks for those who use the apps. Strategies and considerations of how to better protect people searching for love online were discussed at roundtable talks in Sydney,…