<s>
Grindr	B-Application
(	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
location-based	B-Application
social	O
networking	O
and	O
online	B-Application
dating	I-Application
application	I-Application
targeted	O
towards	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
gay	O
,	O
bisexual	O
,	O
transgender	O
,	O
and	O
queer	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
geosocial	O
apps	O
for	O
gay	O
men	O
when	O
it	O
launched	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
the	O
largest	O
and	O
most	O
popular	O
gay	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
available	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
versions	O
(	O
the	O
latter	O
called	O
Grindr	B-Application
XTRA	O
and	O
Grindr	B-Application
Unlimited	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
has	O
approximately	O
11	O
million	O
monthly	O
active	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
was	O
launched	O
as	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
by	O
tech	O
entrepreneur	O
Joel	O
Simkhai	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
2009	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
200,000	O
total	O
users	O
in	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
its	O
first	O
anniversary	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
released	O
the	O
app	O
for	O
BlackBerry	B-Operating_System
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2011	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
won	O
the	O
iDate	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Dating	B-Application
App	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
launched	O
the	O
app	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
a	O
free	O
version	O
,	O
users	O
could	O
pay	O
$4.97	O
for	O
a	O
premium	O
version	O
called	O
Grindr	B-Application
XTRA	O
that	O
featured	O
no	O
banner	O
ads	O
,	O
more	O
profiles	O
to	O
choose	O
from	O
,	O
more	O
"	O
favorites	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
push	O
notifications	O
of	O
messages	O
received	O
while	O
the	O
app	O
is	O
running	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2011	O
,	O
Vanity	O
Fair	O
dubbed	O
Grindr	B-Application
the	O
"	O
World	O
's	O
Biggest	O
,	O
Scariest	O
Gay	O
Bar	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
a	O
vulnerability	O
in	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
security	O
software	O
enabled	O
hackers	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
profile	O
picture	O
of	O
a	O
small	O
number	O
of	O
primarily	O
Australian	O
Grindr	B-Application
users	O
to	O
explicit	O
images	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
subsequently	O
commenced	O
legal	O
action	O
and	O
made	O
software	O
changes	O
that	O
blocked	O
the	O
site	O
responsible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2012	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
won	O
TechCrunch	O
's	O
Crunchies	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Location	O
Application	O
and	O
two	O
iDate	O
Awards	O
for	O
Best	O
Mobile	O
Dating	B-Application
App	I-Application
and	O
Best	O
New	O
Technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2012	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
won	O
the	O
About.com	O
Readers	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
Best	O
Dating	B-Application
App	I-Application
,	O
after	O
74	O
percent	O
of	O
readers	O
chose	O
Grindr	B-Application
over	O
Zoosk	O
,	O
SKOUT	O
,	O
Tagged	O
,	O
Tingle	O
,	O
and	O
Are	O
You	O
Interested	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2012	O
,	O
the	O
2012	O
Webby	O
Awards	O
named	O
Grindr	B-Application
an	O
Official	O
Honoree	O
in	O
its	O
"	O
Social	O
(	O
Handheld	O
Devices	O
)	O
"	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
officially	O
hit	O
4	O
million	O
registered	O
users	O
in	O
192	O
countries	O
across	O
the	O
globe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
after	O
Grindr	B-Application
experienced	O
a	O
technical	O
outage	O
,	O
British	O
tabloid	O
The	O
People	O
(	O
now	O
The	O
Sunday	O
People	O
)	O
reported	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
crash	O
was	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
volume	O
of	O
usage	O
upon	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
Olympic	O
athletes	O
in	O
London	O
for	O
the	O
2012	O
Summer	O
Olympics	O
looking	O
for	O
hook-ups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
quashed	O
the	O
rumors	O
the	O
next	O
day	O
and	O
blamed	O
the	O
outage	O
on	O
technical	O
issues	O
not	O
related	O
to	O
server	O
demand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2013	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
released	O
an	O
updated	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
requiring	O
users	O
to	O
verify	O
their	O
accounts	O
by	O
providing	O
a	O
valid	O
email	B-Protocol
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
says	O
this	O
was	O
done	O
to	O
reduce	O
spam	O
and	O
improve	O
portability	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
introduced	O
Grindr	B-Application
Tribes	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
identify	O
themselves	O
with	O
a	O
niche	O
group	O
and	O
filter	O
their	O
searches	O
to	O
better	O
find	O
their	O
type	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
Tribes	O
include	O
:	O
Bear	O
,	O
Clean-Cut	O
,	O
Daddy	O
,	O
Discreet	O
,	O
Geek	O
,	O
Jock	O
,	O
Leather	O
,	O
Otter	O
,	O
Poz	O
,	O
Rugged	O
,	O
Trans	O
,	O
and	O
Twink	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
Tribes	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
users	O
could	O
now	O
filter	O
by	O
Looking	O
For	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
fifth	O
anniversary	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
was	O
averaging	O
more	O
than	O
5	O
million	O
active	O
monthly	O
users	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2016	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
60%	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
for	O
$93	O
million	O
to	O
a	O
Chinese	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
firm	O
,	O
Kunlun	O
Tech	O
Co	O
Ltd	O
(	O
formerly	O
Beijing	O
Kunlun	O
Tech	O
Co	O
Ltd	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2018	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
introduced	O
a	O
new	O
feature	O
that	O
,	O
if	O
opted	O
into	O
,	O
sends	O
the	O
user	O
a	O
reminder	O
every	O
three	O
to	O
six	O
months	O
to	O
get	O
an	O
HIV	O
test	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Kunlun	O
executive	O
board	O
granted	O
permission	O
for	O
an	O
initial	O
public	O
offering	O
for	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2019	O
,	O
Kunlun	O
started	O
seeking	O
for	O
a	O
buyer	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
after	O
the	O
Committee	O
on	O
Foreign	O
Investment	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
(	O
CFIUS	O
)	O
had	O
informed	O
Kunlun	O
that	O
having	O
the	O
app	O
owned	O
by	O
a	O
Chinese	O
company	O
posed	O
a	O
national	O
security	O
risk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
also	O
led	O
Kunlun	O
to	O
halt	O
its	O
plans	O
for	O
an	O
IPO	O
for	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
released	O
Grindr	B-Application
Unlimited	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
premium	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
that	O
allows	O
subscribers	O
to	O
unsend	O
messages	O
,	O
go	O
Incognito	O
,	O
see	O
unlimited	O
profiles	O
in	O
the	O
cascade	O
,	O
see	O
who	O
has	O
viewed	O
them	O
,	O
see	O
typing	O
status	O
,	O
and	O
use	O
all	O
the	O
premium	O
features	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
XTRA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
launched	O
Grindr	B-Application
Web	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
desktop	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
built	O
for	O
users	O
who	O
prefer	O
to	O
chat	O
from	O
their	O
computer	O
or	O
laptop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Designed	O
for	O
"	O
quick	O
and	O
discreet	O
"	O
chat	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
office	O
,	O
it	O
employs	O
a	O
generic	O
email	B-Protocol
interface	O
and	O
mimics	O
computer	B-Application
file	I-Application
folders	I-Application
in	O
place	O
of	O
user	O
profiles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2020	O
,	O
Kunlun	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
sell	O
its	O
98.59	O
%	O
stake	O
in	O
Grindr	B-Application
to	O
U.S.-based	O
San	O
Vicente	O
Acquisition	O
LLC	O
for	O
$608.5	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
senior	O
management	O
and	O
core	O
employees	O
would	O
continue	O
to	O
hold	O
1.41	O
%	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
shares	O
after	O
the	O
transaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
2020	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
have	O
about	O
13	O
million	O
monthly	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
will	O
go	O
public	O
via	O
SPAC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
18	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
went	O
public	O
on	O
the	O
New	O
York	O
Stock	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2021	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
was	O
stepping	O
into	O
the	O
"	O
original	O
scripted	O
content	O
space	O
"	O
with	O
a	O
debut	O
web	O
series	O
titled	O
Bridesman	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2012	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
formed	O
Grindr	B-Application
for	O
Equality	O
(	O
G4E	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
geotargeted	O
political	O
service	O
designed	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
of	O
LGBT	O
equality	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2017	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
launched	O
its	O
own	O
in-house	O
digital	O
magazine	O
,	O
Into	O
,	O
which	O
focuses	O
on	O
queer	O
media	O
and	O
culture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
noted	O
for	O
publishing	O
an	O
article	O
in	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
criticizing	O
Grindr	B-Application
president	O
Scott	O
Chen	O
for	O
comments	O
he	O
made	O
on	O
marriage	O
equality	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
characterized	O
as	O
homophobic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
laid	O
off	O
the	O
editorial	O
staff	O
of	O
Into	O
,	O
citing	O
a	O
desire	O
to	O
"[shift]	O
our	O
focus	O
to	O
video	O
content	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
is	O
not	O
available	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
territories	O
due	O
to	O
government	O
restrictions	O
:	O
Iran	O
,	O
Crimea	O
,	O
Syria	O
,	O
Pakistan	O
,	O
Cuba	O
,	O
North	O
Korea	O
and	O
Sudan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
took	O
measures	O
to	O
protect	O
users	O
in	O
countries	O
in	O
which	O
they	O
may	O
be	O
at	O
risk	O
for	O
being	O
LGBT	O
,	O
unveiling	O
new	O
security	O
features	O
for	O
them	O
and	O
automatically	O
disabling	O
their	O
distance	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
has	O
been	O
criticized	O
for	O
not	O
taking	O
sufficient	O
action	O
to	O
moderate	O
the	O
display	O
of	O
offensive	O
,	O
racist	O
,	O
and	O
homophobic	O
language	O
by	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
when	O
asked	O
about	O
hateful	O
speech	O
on	O
Grindr	B-Application
,	O
the	O
app	O
's	O
creator	O
Joel	O
Simkhai	O
said	O
in	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
the	O
Israeli	O
newspaper	O
Haaretz	O
that	O
he	O
"	O
did	O
n't	O
like	O
it	O
"	O
but	O
he	O
"[isn't]	O
a	O
sixth	O
grade	O
teacher	O
"	O
and	O
it	O
"	O
[	O
is	O
n't	O
his ]	O
job	O
to	O
police	O
such	O
things.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2014	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
relative	O
distance	O
measurements	O
could	O
facilitate	O
triangulation	B-Algorithm
,	O
thereby	O
pinpointing	O
individual	O
users	O
 '	O
near-exact	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
responded	O
by	O
temporarily	O
disabling	O
distance	O
display	O
globally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
attack	O
model	O
works	O
with	O
any	O
location-based	B-Application
service	I-Application
app	O
that	O
shows	O
profiles	O
of	O
nearby	O
users	O
in	O
order	O
of	O
proximity	O
,	O
not	O
just	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
user	O
location	O
data	O
has	O
been	O
collected	O
and	O
sold	O
through	O
a	O
digital	O
advertising	O
network	O
since	O
2017	O
,	O
before	O
Grindr	B-Application
curtailed	O
data	O
sharing	O
with	O
its	O
advertising	O
partners	O
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
Norwegian	O
non-profit	O
research	O
organization	O
reported	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
data	O
bundles	O
sold	O
to	O
third-party	O
companies	O
could	O
potentially	O
contain	O
users	O
 '	O
sensitive	O
personal	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
HIV	O
status	O
and	O
HIV	O
testing	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
discovery	O
generated	O
widespread	O
scrutiny	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
privacy	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
released	O
a	O
statement	O
stating	O
"	O
Grindr	B-Application
has	O
never	O
sold	O
,	O
nor	O
will	O
we	O
ever	O
sell	O
,	O
personally	O
identifiable	O
user	O
information	O
–	O
especially	O
information	O
regarding	O
HIV	O
status	O
or	O
last	O
test	O
date	O
–	O
to	O
third	O
parties	O
or	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
industry	O
standard	O
practice	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
does	O
work	O
with	O
highly-regarded	O
 [ software ] 	O
vendors	O
to	O
test	O
and	O
optimize	O
our	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
Consumer	O
Council	O
which	O
alleged	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
had	O
violated	O
the	O
European	O
Union	O
's	O
General	O
Data	O
Privacy	O
Regulation	O
(	O
GDPR	O
)	O
rules	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
council	O
asserted	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
has	O
sent	O
user	O
data	O
to	O
at	O
least	O
135	O
advertisers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
review	O
from	O
the	O
Norwegian	O
Data	O
protection	O
Authority	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ruled	O
that	O
Grindr	B-Application
was	O
in	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
GDPR	O
and	O
fined	O
€10	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Anyone	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
an	O
account	O
using	O
only	O
the	O
email	B-Protocol
address	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Research	O
has	O
estimated	O
that	O
half	O
of	O
sexually	O
active	O
gay	O
and	O
bisexual	O
adolescents	O
use	O
applications	O
like	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
does	O
not	O
verify	O
the	O
age	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
nor	O
are	O
they	O
required	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
28	O
,	O
2009	O
(	O
three	O
months	O
after	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
launch	O
)	O
,	O
British	O
actor	O
and	O
techie	O
Stephen	O
Fry	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
BBC	O
motoring	O
program	O
Top	O
Gear	O
and	O
enthusiastically	O
explained	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
intricacies	O
to	O
host	O
Jeremy	O
Clarkson	O
and	O
tried	O
to	O
find	O
another	O
Grindr	B-Application
user	O
in	O
the	O
studio	O
audience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
founder	O
Joel	O
Simkhai	O
later	O
told	O
a	O
media	O
outlet	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
impact	O
[	O
of	O
Stephen	O
Fry	O
's	O
mention ]	O
was	O
instant	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
London	O
became	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
most	O
active	O
city	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
so	O
until	O
at	O
least	O
late	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
journalist	O
Jaime	O
Woo	O
called	O
the	O
Top	O
Gear	O
mention	O
one	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
warmest	O
mentions	O
in	O
the	O
media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
17	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
episode	O
of	O
American	O
late-night	O
talk	O
show	O
Conan	O
,	O
host	O
Conan	O
O'Brien	O
and	O
guest	O
Dave	O
Franco	O
create	O
Tinder	B-Application
profiles	O
and	O
O'Brien	O
jokes	O
,	O
"	O
Whenever	O
you	O
do	O
n't	O
see	O
me	O
on	O
television	O
,	O
I	O
'm	O
on	O
Grindr.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
American	O
actress	O
Mila	O
Kunis	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
American	O
late-night	O
talk	O
show	O
Jimmy	O
Kimmel	O
Live	O
and	O
revealed	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
used	O
Grindr	B-Application
at	O
the	O
request	O
of	O
her	O
husband	O
Ashton	O
Kutcher	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
his	O
growing	O
interest	O
in	O
tech	O
investing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
episode	O
of	O
Conan	O
,	O
host	O
Conan	O
O'Brien	O
and	O
guest	O
Billy	O
Eichner	O
made	O
a	O
Grindr	B-Application
profile	O
for	O
O'Brien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
headed	O
out	O
in	O
Brien	O
's	O
Cher	O
and	O
Liza	O
Minnelli-themed	O
"	O
Grindr	B-Application
van	O
"	O
and	O
met	O
up	O
with	O
Brien	O
's	O
match	O
in	O
a	O
public	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
O'Brien	O
closed	O
the	O
segment	O
by	O
thanking	O
Grindr	B-Application
for	O
the	O
new	O
friendship	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
July	O
2015	O
interview	O
,	O
American	O
actor	O
Rob	O
Lowe	O
was	O
asked	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
concerned	O
that	O
people	O
would	O
confuse	O
his	O
upcoming	O
leading	O
role	O
in	O
the	O
legal	O
comedy	O
television	O
series	O
The	O
Grinder	O
for	O
being	O
on	O
the	O
app	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
I	O
could	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
Grindr	B-Application
app.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2015	O
,	O
Lowe	O
appeared	O
on	O
Jimmy	O
Kimmel	O
Live	O
and	O
advertised	O
the	O
Grindr	B-Application
app	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
neat	O
networking	O
app	O
that	O
lets	O
guys	O
who	O
like	O
watching	O
The	O
Grinder	O
meet	O
with	O
other	O
guys	O
in	O
their	O
area	O
who	O
also	O
like	O
watching	O
The	O
Grinder	O
,	O
so	O
they	O
can	O
meet	O
up	O
to	O
watch	O
The	O
Grinder	O
together	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
his	O
new	O
acquaintance	O
arrives	O
in	O
a	O
leather	O
vest	O
and	O
leather	O
shorts	O
,	O
carrying	O
lubricant	O
and	O
a	O
banana	B-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
becomes	O
clear	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
had	O
very	O
different	O
intentions	O
for	O
their	O
evening	O
together	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
March	O
21	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
episode	O
of	O
American	O
musical	O
television	O
series	O
Glee	O
titled	O
"	O
Guilty	O
Pleasures	O
,	O
"	O
main	O
character	O
Santana	O
mentions	O
Grindr	B-Application
to	O
lead	O
character	O
Kurt	O
after	O
he	O
says	O
he	O
ordered	O
a	O
"	O
boyfriend	O
pillow	O
"	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
name	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
term	O
that	O
originated	O
in	O
online	O
platforms	O
like	O
Grindr	B-Application
to	O
state	O
or	O
ask	O
whether	O
one	O
is	O
cruising	O
for	O
a	O
hookup	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
was	O
commonly	O
referenced	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
which	O
ran	O
for	O
two	O
seasons	O
until	O
its	O
finale	O
on	O
March	O
22	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
episode	O
of	O
American	O
legal	O
thriller	O
television	O
series	O
How	O
to	O
Get	O
Away	O
with	O
Murder	O
,	O
main	O
character	O
Connor	O
(	O
an	O
openly	O
gay	O
intern	O
at	O
a	O
high-profile	O
law	O
firm	O
)	O
uses	O
a	O
gay	O
hookup	O
app	O
called	O
"	O
Humpr	O
"	O
(	O
a	O
sly	O
reference	O
to	O
real-life	O
Grindr	B-Application
)	O
to	O
goad	O
a	O
juror	O
to	O
admit	O
that	O
he	O
is	O
pro-cop	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
get	O
him	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
jury	O
of	O
a	O
case	O
he	O
is	O
trying	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2016	O
,	O
an	O
episode	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
animated	O
sitcom	O
Family	B-Application
Guy	I-Application
featured	O
main	O
character	O
Peter	O
Griffin	O
joining	O
Grindr	B-Application
to	O
connect	O
with	O
guys	O
to	O
feed	O
him	O
grinder	O
sandwiches	O
through	O
bathroom	O
glory	O
holes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
two	O
separate	O
episodes	O
of	O
How	O
to	O
Get	O
Away	O
with	O
Murder	O
reference	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Connor	O
,	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
openly	O
gay	O
main	O
character	O
,	O
offers	O
a	O
piercing	O
critique	O
of	O
the	O
racism	O
,	O
body	O
shaming	O
,	O
and	O
anti-femme	O
rhetoric	O
prevalent	O
on	O
"	O
Humpr	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
show	O
's	O
stand-in	O
for	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Humpr	O
interface	O
is	O
shown	O
on-screen	O
and	O
looks	O
nearly	O
identical	O
to	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
referencing	O
the	O
real-life	O
Grindr	B-Application
app	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kevin	O
answers	O
that	O
he	O
hates	O
using	O
Grind'em	O
because	O
people	O
never	O
look	O
the	O
same	O
in	O
person	O
as	O
they	O
do	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
it	O
even	O
highlights	O
why	O
many	O
of	O
us	O
are	O
not	O
as	O
careful	O
as	O
we	O
should	O
be	O
–	O
especially	O
in	O
the	O
height	O
of	O
Grindr-crime	O
–	O
because	O
we	O
're	O
spurred	O
by	O
the	O
fear	O
of	O
loneliness/desire	O
for	O
affection.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
episode	O
of	O
American	O
reality	O
court	O
show	O
Judge	O
Judy	O
involved	O
a	O
case	O
between	O
a	O
47-year-old	O
plaintiff	O
and	O
a	O
23-year-old	O
defendant	O
who	O
had	O
met	O
through	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
MTV	O
television	O
special	O
Being	O
Tyler	O
Posey	O
,	O
American	O
actor	O
Tyler	O
Posey	O
jokes	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
Grindr	B-Application
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Luann	O
replies	O
,	O
"	O
Grindr	B-Application
?	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Singer	O
then	O
asserts	O
,	O
"	O
Maybe	O
if	O
he	O
was	O
on	O
Grindr	B-Application
,	O
that	O
would	O
bother	O
me.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
June	O
2017	O
interview	O
,	O
openly	O
gay	O
former	O
cast	O
member	O
Milan	O
Christopher	O
of	O
the	O
American	O
reality	O
television	O
series	O
Love	O
&	O
Hip	O
Hop	O
:	O
Hollywood	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
met	O
guys	O
using	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
December	O
18	O
,	O
2017	O
episode	O
of	O
American	O
reality	O
television	O
series	O
Love	O
&	O
Hip	O
Hop	O
:	O
New	O
York	O
,	O
cast	O
member	O
Jonathan	O
makes	O
a	O
catfish	O
Grindr	B-Application
account	O
to	O
catch	O
his	O
boyfriend	O
cheating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
to	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
recurring	O
storyline	O
on	O
the	O
third	O
season	O
of	O
American	O
reality	O
television	O
series	O
The	O
Real	O
Housewives	O
of	O
Potomac	O
involved	O
a	O
cast	O
member	O
's	O
husband	O
's	O
alleged	O
extramarital	O
affair	O
with	O
a	O
young	O
man	O
on	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
November	O
2013	O
,	O
Netflix	O
original	O
comedy	O
Aziz	O
Ansari	O
:	O
Buried	O
Alive	O
,	O
American	O
comedian	O
Aziz	O
Ansari	O
jokes	O
about	O
how	O
Grindr	B-Application
's	O
user-friendly	B-General_Concept
design	O
makes	O
casual	O
sex	O
so	O
accessible	O
for	O
gay	O
men	O
but	O
employing	O
the	O
same	O
mechanism	O
for	O
heterosexual	O
people	O
would	O
make	O
women	O
feel	O
too	O
unsafe	O
for	O
it	O
to	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
says	O
Grindr	B-Application
"	O
might	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
incredible	O
technology	O
that	O
's	O
come	O
out	O
in	O
 [ his ] 	O
lifetime.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
July	O
2015	O
,	O
American	O
romantic	O
comedy	O
film	O
Trainwreck	O
directed	O
by	O
Judd	O
Apatow	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
Amy	O
Schumer	O
,	O
actor	O
John	O
Cena	O
plays	O
a	O
closeted	O
bisexual	O
character	O
who	O
mentions	O
his	O
use	O
of	O
Grindr	B-Application
when	O
he	O
gets	O
into	O
a	O
verbal	O
altercation	O
with	O
a	O
man	O
in	O
a	O
movie	O
theater	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
ca	O
n't	O
find	O
me	O
,	O
I	O
'll	O
be	O
the	O
closest	O
one	O
on	O
Grindr	B-Application
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
one	O
scene	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
her	O
stereotypical	O
"	O
manly	O
man	O
"	O
coworkers	O
debates	O
whether	O
to	O
join	O
Tinder	B-Application
or	O
Grindr	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
American	O
singer	O
Madonna	O
partnered	O
with	O
Grindr	B-Application
to	O
promote	O
her	O
thirteenth	O
studio	O
album	O
Rebel	O
Heart	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
contest	O
required	O
re-creating	O
the	O
artwork	O
for	O
Rebel	O
Heart	O
and	O
posting	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
Grindr	B-Application
profile	O
picture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
December	O
2016	O
interview	O
,	O
American	O
rapper	O
Eminem	O
joked	O
that	O
he	O
has	O
met	O
people	O
from	O
Grindr	B-Application
for	O
dates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
24	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
Eminem	O
took	O
the	O
social	O
media	O
#DollyPartonChallenge	O
and	O
shared	O
a	O
semi-nude	O
picture	O
of	O
himself	O
as	O
his	O
Grindr	B-Application
profile	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heterosexual	O
takers	O
of	O
the	O
challenge	O
customarily	O
shared	O
their	O
Tinder	B-Application
profile	O
photo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
30	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
transgender	O
singer	O
Amina	O
Banks	O
released	O
a	O
track	O
entitled	O
"	O
Grindr	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
books	O
have	O
been	O
published	O
focusing	O
on	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
topics	O
concerning	O
Grindr	B-Application
;	O
these	O
include	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
on	O
society	O
and	O
how	O
to	O
navigate	O
and	O
use	O
the	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grindr	B-Application
is	O
the	O
official	O
sponsor	O
of	O
French	O
Top	O
14	O
rugby	O
club	O
Biarritz	O
Olympique	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2022	O
,	O
Grindr	B-Application
became	O
the	O
sponsor	O
for	O
Travis	O
Shumake	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
ever	O
openly	O
gay	O
man	O
to	O
compete	O
in	O
a	O
National	O
Hot	O
Rod	O
Association	O
drag	O
racing	O
competition	O
.	O
</s>
