Pakistan has blocked popular dating apps, including Tinder and Grindr, in a bid to prevent ‘immoral and indecent’ content. The country’s lawmakers have even warned that YouTube could be next.
Pakistani authorities have already given short-form video app TikTok a final warning in July over explicit content. Moreover they blocked the streaming app Bigo Live for 10 days for the same reason.
Now the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) claims that the Tinder, Grindr, SayHi, Tagged and Skout dating apps failed to moderate content in line with Pakistan’s laws.
Pakistan is a Muslim majority nation where homosexuality remains illegal. However both gay dating app Grindr and Tinder – also popular with LGBT+ people – remain popular.