Grindr users to be made to upload videos proving their age after abuse claims

Users of Grindr, a dating app for the LGBTQ community, will from later this month need to complete strict biometric age checks to prove they are at least 18 years old, the company has announced.The move comes amid a fresh clampdown from media regulator Ofcom targeting online sites that contain adult content. Earlier this year, an investigation by The i Paper revealed that at least 130 police reports of child abuse had been filed in the UK since 2019 relating to minors who accessed Grindr. Curren