{"id":156965,"date":"2021-01-18T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T07:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-capitol-rioters-are-getting-banned-from-dating-apps\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T07:00:30","slug":"the-capitol-rioters-are-getting-banned-from-dating-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-capitol-rioters-are-getting-banned-from-dating-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Capitol rioters are getting banned from dating apps"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#The Capitol rioters are getting banned from dating app<\/a>s<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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\n Earlier this month, a bunch of Trump supporters stormed the halls of the\u00a0 US\u00a0Capitol building and\u00a0caused havoc as Joe Biden\u2019s presidency was being certified by Congress<\/span>, resulting in the deaths of five people<\/a>. These insurrectionists are learning about the consequences of their stupid act. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has already added a lot of rioters\u00a0to a nationwide no-fly list<\/a>, and more are being added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, these rioters might find it difficult to land a date online, as Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, and OkCupid are kicking them out. As The Washington Post reported<\/a>, these dating apps are using images captured during the incident to identify miscreants and remove them from the platform.<\/p>\n

The report notes that users are also joining in to help the company and authorities out. A lot of them are swiping through profiles, and even matching with people who claim to be involved in the storming of the Capitol just to gather evidence.<\/p>\n

Some rioters are happily bragging about their heinous deeds on their profiles and in chats. And people matching with them are turning over this data to the FBI. A few liberal users are even changing their preferences and profiles to match with conservatives and gather more information.<\/p>\n

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Capitol \u2022 Capitol rioters getting busted by the FBI via dating apps is truly delightful #CapitolRiots<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/IOgmNM9blq<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 amii.illustrates (@AmiiIllustrates) January 15, 2021<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I know a friend of a friend who changed her preference on Bumble to Conservative. She\u2019s matching with MAGA bros and they\u2019re bragging and sending her pics and videos of them in the Capitol. She\u2019s sending them to the FBI.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Allison #FreeThemALL Norris (@allisonnorris) January 8, 2021<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is funny but actually serious. There are DOZENS of men on DC dating apps right now who were clearly here for the insurrection attempt yesterday. Some say it directly, others are obvious from MAGA clothing, location tags, etc. Is that info useful at all for law enforcement?<\/p>\n

\u2014 Alia Awadallah (@aawadall) January 7, 2021<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a statement, Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, said that it\u2019s banning users who are on the FBI\u2019s wanted list in connection with the Capitol building riots:<\/p>\n

We have, and will continue, to ban any users wanted by the FBI in connection with domestic terrorism from all of our brands, and we always cooperate with law enforcement in their investigations<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Bumble told the Post that the company is encouraging users to block and report people who are violating its terms. Plus, the app\u2019s algorithm is scanning profiles to detect\u00a0\u201ctext content that promotes the insurrection or related activities,\u201d and remove those users.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Trump, who had a big hand in rallying his supporters, was banned from major platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitch. It won\u2019t be surprising if, after dating apps, social media platforms would also ban\u00a0insurrectionists permanently.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n