Hello,

Today OONI, in collaboration with My Kali Magazine, published a new report on the blocking of Grindr in Jordan ("Grindr blocked in Jordan: Shrinking LGBTQ spaces").

Our report shares OONI data on the ongoing blocking of Grindr in Jordan. As of 8th August 2023, OONI data shows that access to Grindr (both the website and app) is blocked by means of TLS interference.

According to Grindr, the block impacts their public health strategy as their Grindr for Equality program has played an important role in addressing the HIV epidemic in Jordan.

Meanwhile, OONI data shows that Grindr is also blocked in several other countries, including Iran, Turkey, Indonesia, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Lebanon, Pakistan, and China: https://explorer.ooni.org/chart/mat?test_name=web_connectivity&axis_x=measurement_start_day&since=2023-08-21&until=2023-09-21&time_grain=day&axis_y=probe_cc&domain=www.grindr.com

We thank OONI Probe users in Jordan who contributed measurements, supporting this study.

 
We also thank Grindr and LGBTQ communities in Jordan for discussing the impact of this block and sharing their experience with us.

 
Learn more through our report: https://ooni.org/post/2023-jordan-blocks-grindr/

Thanks,

Maria.