Grindr app ban was part of the clean-up campaign during the Lunar New Year holidays, which was announced by the China regulator ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday season. Launched back in 2009, this was considered as one of the first geosocial apps for gay persons and gained popularity as a gay dating app globally. The Grindr app is a popular location-based social networking and online dating app for the LGBTQ+ community across the globe. The popular gay dating app Grindr was banned in China over security issues.
