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"Gay and bisexual people in Australia are being targeted in violent attacks
facilitated through dating and social media apps.
A recent investigation by the
ABC revealed several hate crimes involving
Islamic State sympathisers bashing gay and bisexual boys in Sydney, including
some they had met on Wizz, which markets itself as an app for connecting young
people, including minors.
This is just one of many examples. As of October 2024, Victoria Police had
arrested 35 people in relation to similar incidents in which offenders had used
fake profiles on Grindr and other dating apps to connect with gay men, before
assaulting them.
Victoria has just established a parliamentary inquiry to investigate this spate
of attacks.
So what do dating apps do to vet users? Could they be doing more? And how can
users protect themselves?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
