In Azerbaijan, police use LGBTQ dating apps to extort money

The World

Activists say police in Azerbaijan created fake profiles on the LGBT dating app Grindr in an effort to entrap gay men and extort them for money. As The World’s Durrie Bouscaren reports, the technique is gaining traction around the world, even in countries where same-sex relationships are not criminalized.

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