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Madonna Invades Grindr to Promote New Album

Madonna Invades Grindr to Promote New Album

Published by Daniella Wilson

Fresh off a triumphant guest turn at Coachella, the Queen of Pop is doing what she does best — getting attention — in a different kind of crowded venue: the gay hookup app Grindr. As one of the “few brand partners hand-selected by the OG Mother,” a press release announces, the icon is “taking over” the yellow app to bring “community into her world — just in time for Pride season.” What that means for Grindr users right now is that their profile grid will always contain one square devoted to Madonna, reclining in a fuchsia body stalking with zebra stripes projected over her. Click on the square (which you can’t block) and you get a message from Madonna herself: “Hi Grindr. It’s Motha. I made an exclusive vinyl of my new album just for you. I could have dropped it anywhere but I wanted to go where the hottest action was, so I got on the grid. Are you ready for Confessions II?” Grindr teases that it is “just getting started” with the artist …

Grindr Goes to Washington—But Will Washington Come to Grindr?

Grindr Goes to Washington—But Will Washington Come to Grindr?

Published by Sam Flores

“We’re one of the few organizations that has gone to the State Department and not asked for money,” Hack said. “What we say is…we want to use our platform to get information out to educate people and to teach people how to prevent getting this.’” There are quieter, more domestic efforts too: pushing policies that make it easier and more affordable for same-sex couples to have children, including expanded IVF access. And, in true Washington fashion, two lawmakers who have been allies on their HIV prevention advocacy have been willing to accept donations from Grindr. Hack hosted a lunch fundraiser for Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) in September 2025 that brought in about $25,000, and plans to host a fundraiser for Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) in June. Grindr’s push to be taken seriously is being driven by CEO George Arison, who has been quietly steering to rebrand as an all-encompassing lifestyle brand with policy interest to match. Arison was installed as CEO in 2022, three years after the company was forced out of Chinese ownership from …

Jail for burglars who used Grindr dating app to dupe victims | UK News

Jail for burglars who used Grindr dating app to dupe victims | UK News

Published by skeptic

Two burglars who used the Grindr dating app to trick victims into letting them into their homes have been jailed. Rahmat Khan Mohammadi, 23, and Mohammed Bilal Hotak, 27, would arrange to meet victims at their London properties, and persuade them to provide their phone passwords by asking to play music on YouTube. The Afghan refugees then stole the devices and left before making online or contactless payments, as well as occasionally transferring funds to themselves. Mohammadi targeted 11 victims in his five-month crime spree between 24 October 2024 and 24 March 2025. Hotak offended multiple times between 24 October 2024 and 23 December 2024. Mohammadi was jailed for five years and Hotak for three and a half years at Isleworth Crown Court on Monday. Sentencing both men, Judge Adenike Balogun said: “I have taken note of the psychological trauma as well as the inconvenience caused to the victims, and the distress that all of them have expressed at allowing you into their homes – into their private space – only to be violated.” Prosecutor …