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Grindr Rolls Out Olympic Village Privacy Controls for Milano-Cortina 2026

The company says temporary limits aim to curb location exposure that can endanger LGBTQ+ competitors.

Overview

  • Explore and Roam are disabled inside Olympic Village boundaries, blocking people outside from browsing or messaging Village profiles.
  • Show Distance defaults to off for Village users, with an option to share only an approximate range.
  • Private video sharing is turned off at official Olympic locations to reduce sensitive content risks.
  • Village users get free access to paywalled privacy tools—disappearing messages, unsend, and screenshot blocking—plus the ability to report chats up to 24 hours after they end.
  • Grindr will send weekly safety reminders and replace third‑party ads with health messages, in the app’s third straight Games using these safeguards as Outsports notes a record 44 out athletes competing.