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Should dating apps have HIV filters?

Posted on September 15, 2016

Source: CNN

Should dating apps have HIV filters?

"After uploading those carefully selected profile photos and writing a well-crafted personal bio for a dating app, you're now thinking, 'What type of person am I actually looking for?'

Dating apps and sites offer the option to filter matches by sex, ethnicity, height or religion -- but they could be even more personal. This summer, the gay social networking app Grindr caught some criticism for asking in a user survey 'What is your current HIV status?' and 'How would you feel if Grindr allowed you to filter the guys you see by HIV status?'"

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