The dating app ownership group Tinder announced this Tuesday that it will stop operating in Russia since June 30, as part of its “human rights policy” that makes him reject the invasion to Ukraine Started in February of last year.
Match Groupcompany that owns Tinder, Hinge, Plenty of Fish and other dating apps, announced it will pull out of Russia entirely this summer, citing its stated commitment to “respect human rights”.
“Our brands are taking steps to restrict access to their services in Russia and will complete their withdrawal from the Russian market by June 30, 2023“, the company explained.
The announcement comes more than a year after the start of the war and following in the footsteps of many global companies that cut their ties with Russia, in line with the sanctions imposed by the great Western powers that support militarily and economically Russia. kyiv.
In this case, the argument Match Group is that of its “declared commitment to respect human rights,” the company announced today in its annual report.
“We are committed to the protection of human rights”says the company on its website in a section on “Cultivating a culture of integrity and reliability.”
Apps resist Russian demands to make user data available to government
matches says it has previously come under pressure to store Russian users’ data and messages in Russia in accordance with intelligence service requirements, raising concerns that users LGBTQ in particular they may see your data shared with a notoriously hostile government.
However, the applications of matches they are also available in other countries with poor human rights records, including Belarus.
The withdrawal of matches it was relatively slow compared to other, mostly Western, companies announcing their departure from Russia in the weeks immediately after February 24, 2022.
Tech firms like netflix and applethey paused operations in the country in 2022.
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