Grindr Pays £26 Millions To Settle UK Lawsuit For Allegedy Sharing Users HIV Status

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Grindr will pay £26m to settle a lawsuit brought by thousands of users in the UK who allege that the US dating app shared highly sensitive personal information, including in some cases their HIV status, with advertising companies.

The settlement brings to an end a two-year legal battle, after the UK law firm Austen Hays filed a claim at the high court of England and Wales in April 2024 on behalf of Grindr users alleging violations of UK privacy laws during a period up to early 2020.

The London law firm represented 12,000 people, who will receive an average compensation of £2,167 each, if the £26m is equally distributed.

Grindr said in a US regulatory filing that it had resolved the UK group action related to what it described as “historical data practices before 2020”, when Grindr was owned and controlled by the Chinese gaming company Beijing Kunlun Tech.

The California company said: “The settlement includes no findings or admission of liability. While Grindr disputes the allegations, it recognises and acknowledges the distress and loss of trust expressed by some of its UK users regarding that pre-2020 period.”

As part of the UK settlement, Grindr agreed to pay £13m by the end of this year, and a further £13m by the end of March 2027.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/07/grindr-settle-uk-lawsuit-dating-app-ad

[Red 99,381]

This can only mean even more ads, a raise in the already too expensive paid subscription plans and more suffering to us horny gays forced to use it cause no one will migrate to other apps 

[PartySick 173,986]

Is users' HIV status not already public?  

Idk, someone can tell me why that should be private but just spontaneous assumption tells me a hookup app should have a place on a user's profile that discloses if they have a disease like that.

It's nobody's business except for you, your doctor, and you partners...which is what that app is for, no?

Educate me, hookup gays.

[Red 99,381]

28 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Is users' HIV status not already public?  

Idk, someone can tell me why that should be private but just spontaneous assumption tells me a hookup app should have a place on a user's profile that discloses if they have a disease like that.

It's nobody's business except for you, your doctor, and you partners...which is what that app is for, no?

Educate me, hookup gays.

Most of my HIV patients only tell it to their close friends and partners, I know a lot of people who are positive and put negative on Grindr. The sorophobia is galloping, sis. 

[Bronco 27,273]

32 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Is users' HIV status not already public?  

Idk, someone can tell me why that should be private but just spontaneous assumption tells me a hookup app should have a place on a user's profile that discloses if they have a disease like that.

It's nobody's business except for you, your doctor, and you partners...which is what that app is for, no?

Educate me, hookup gays.

HIV status can be made public on the dating app. That wasn't the issue.

The legal case was about the previous owner of Grindr selling *all* user data including HIV status to 3rd party advertisers and other companies. 

[gagzus 24,611]

28 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Is users' HIV status not already public?  

Idk, someone can tell me why that should be private but just spontaneous assumption tells me a hookup app should have a place on a user's profile that discloses if they have a disease like that.

It's nobody's business except for you, your doctor, and you partners...which is what that app is for, no?

Educate me, hookup gays.

You can put your HIV status on the app but this is more to do with the fact that they sold the information to outside parties beyond the boundaries of the app where they no longer are given the choice anymore about who has the data. 

[PartySick 173,986]

6 minutes ago, Bronco said:

HIV status can be made public on the dating app. That wasn't the issue.

The legal case was about the previous owner of Grindr selling *all* user data including HIV status to 3rd party advertisers and other companies. 

 

5 minutes ago, gagzus said:

You can put your HIV status on the app but this is more to do with the fact that they sold the information to outside parties beyond the boundaries of the app where they no longer are given the choice anymore about who has the data. 

Oh! I misread the OP then  

10 minutes ago, Red said:

Most of my HIV patients only tell it to their close friends and partners, I know a lot of people who are positive and put negative on Grindr. The sorophobia is galloping, sis. 

That's so irresponsible  

And pointless now that we have meds that make you undetectable to the point that you aren't contagious

[Bronco 27,273]

22 minutes ago, PartySick said:

That's so irresponsible

Its not irresponsible if they're on medication which requires regular check ins to ensure that its working (and not causing any negative issues within the body as it can be kidney or liver toxic - I forget which).

With the amount of misinformation that still abounds about HIV within the community, people with HIV still face significant amounts of abuse from others. Alongside having to deal with predatory behaviour from bugchasers. 

People with HIV, who are medicated and undetectable, are far more responsible when it comes to sexual health than virtually any other population on dating apps excluding sex workers who go through the same regular testing just without the medication. 

I had a friend who was a sexual health nurse so I have had it trained into me to get tested every 3 to 6 months depending on how active I am.

I have some friends who don't get regularly tested and some that have never gone for testing. But meanwhile are regularly hooking up with downlow straight guys at saunas or cruising grounds who typically have the lowest rates of testing. That's irresponsible. 

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[PartySick 173,986]

1 hour ago, Bronco said:

Its not irresponsible if they're on medication which requires regular check ins to ensure that its working (and not causing any negative issues within the body as it can be kidney or liver toxic - I forget which).

With the amount of misinformation that still abounds about HIV within the community, people with HIV still face significant amounts of abuse from others. Alongside having to deal with predatory behaviour from bugchasers. 

People with HIV, who are medicated and undetectable, are far more responsible when it comes to sexual health than virtually any other population on dating apps excluding sex workers who go through the same regular testing just without the medication. 

I had a friend who was a sexual health nurse so I have had it trained into me to get tested every 3 to 6 months depending on how active I am.

I have some friends who don't get regularly tested and some that have never gone for testing. But meanwhile are regularly hooking up with downlow straight guys at saunas or cruising grounds who typically have the lowest rates of testing. That's irresponsible. 

Yeah, idk I'd still be angry if someone didn't disclose that to me but I think hookup culture as a whole is trash to begin with so the idea is already starting at a net negative for me  

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7 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Yeah, idk I'd still be angry if someone didn't disclose that to me but I think hookup culture as a whole is trash to begin with so the idea is already starting at a net negative for me  

I mean, providing they're undetectable then they are less of a health risk to you than someone who's HIV- when it comes to a one and done hookup. 

Like, the person you are responding to said the person tells their partners. They just don't have it on their profile. 
So I'm not sure why you'd be angry if you're Kelly Clarkson when it comes to grindr lol

And like....people throw out abuse on grindr for literally no reason other than you look at their profile. Why give them something to use against you like being HIV+. 

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5 minutes ago, PartySick said:

Yeah, idk I'd still be angry if someone didn't disclose that to me 

I can understand that. In the same way that you might not just take a hookup's word for it when they say they're on PrEP, you may not know a potential sexual partner with HIV well enough to trust that they're consistent with their meds & you'll be protected during sex. That, plus the fact that society isn't always fully educated on what the risks, or lack thereof, are.

However, if someone is undetectable, the science states the chance of spreading is zero. 

So basically it comes down to trust. I do support people disclosing the information to potential partners, because it IS a health-related issue, and a purposeful health-related omission takes away their ability to make a consenting choice about whether they want to engage or not. (Hell, if a hookup had a non-open spouse they didn't tell me about, I'd feel some type of way for that too, but I digress...) But that doesn't mean folks should react hatefully or with rudeness if someone tells them they're HIV+. 

The burden shouldn't just be on HIV+ people to teach others though. If you're (not you specifically, just anyone) mature enough to engage in sex, you should be educated enough to know what the risks and facts are. The information is out there, just not as well-dispersed in the education system as it could be. 

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22 minutes ago, Bronco said:

And like....people throw out abuse on grindr for literally no reason other than you look at their profile. Why give them something to use against you like being HIV+. 

Yeahhh. While I support disclosure before sex, I think just putting it out there in your profile for anyone to see could be a bit invasive, and surely lead to the harassment you're referring to. No need to brand people with a scarlet letter for ignorant idiots to harass.

More power to those who are open about it and don't get offended by the trolls, but I just worry for the mental health of others who maybe don't have that mindset.  

[Bronco 27,273]

7 minutes ago, timdrake said:

Yeahhh. While I support disclosure before sex, I think just putting it out there in your profile for anyone to see could be a bit invasive, and surely lead to the harassment you're referring to. No need to brand people with a scarlet letter for ignorant idiots to harass.

More power to those who are open about it and don't get offended by the trolls, but I just worry for the mental health of others who maybe don't have that mindset.  

Yeah, the apps are ****ing toxic even if you're conventionally attractive and have nothing to latch onto for the haters. Start throwing in anything that changes you from the perfect ken doll and it's downright vile