Article NYA9 Tinder and Grindr outraged over STD testing billboards that reference apps

Tinder and Grindr outraged over STD testing billboards that reference apps

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Ellen Brait in New York
from Technology | The Guardian on (#NYA9)
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Tinder demanded its name be removed while Grindr halted Aids Healthcare Foundation ads on site as AHF president called dating app companies 'tone deaf'

A recent billboard campaign by the Aids Healthcare Foundation (AHF) encouraging users of dating apps Tinder and Grindr to get tested for sexually transmitted diseases has led to backlash from the two companies.

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