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minus-squareCaptainvaqina@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up18arrow-down1·1 month ago“Grindr’s CEO has acknowledged that the app had a “significant spike in usage” during last year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.” Ok I will concede that they dont necessarily have official outages and that anyone can report to down detector. But, there is an undeniable and officially confirmed spike in usage in the areas around the nazi rallies. I don’t think its homophobic at all to acknowledge that reality. I’m not sure why you’re trying to throw that word around like a cudgel.
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·1 month agoA significant spike in usage does not imply an outsized population of gays. https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/09/11/grindr-outage-rnc-dallas/ https://www.them.us/politics/grindr-outage-2026-republican-convention
“Grindr’s CEO has acknowledged that the app had a “significant spike in usage” during last year’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.”
Ok I will concede that they dont necessarily have official outages and that anyone can report to down detector.
But, there is an undeniable and officially confirmed spike in usage in the areas around the nazi rallies.
I don’t think its homophobic at all to acknowledge that reality. I’m not sure why you’re trying to throw that word around like a cudgel.
A significant spike in usage does not imply an outsized population of gays.
https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/09/11/grindr-outage-rnc-dallas/
https://www.them.us/politics/grindr-outage-2026-republican-convention