Almost three quarters of dating app users have been subjected to online sexual violence in the past five years, a new study has found.
Dan* would do all the things you'd expect before a Grindr date – brush his teeth, comb his hair – but he'd also turn on his location, send his friend a photo of the person he was with, their phone numbers, as well as a link to their social media platforms."That's how bad it can be, that people are messaging each other to say, 'just in case I get murdered or attacked, this is who I was with,'" he said.
According to the study, lesbian, gay and bisexual people were more likely to experience both. Survey questions did not identify transgender individuals, which the report notes as a limitation. "Making sure [they] verify a person's identity before meeting them so if something does go bad I'm able to tell the police what that person's name is and a phone number," he said.The 'new form of sexual violence'
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