I just saw an article about an extortion ring in Australia. A 16 year old boy got on Grindr and interacted with older guys looking to hook up with younger guys and then blackmailed them threatening to publicly out them as pedophiles.

One man they blackmailed committed suicide.

I have never checked out the smart phone hook up apps but this shows the danger that they can have.


Canberra Grindr extortion ring accused driven by a 'perverted sense of morality'

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I haven't hooked up on Grindr. I've heard some +'s and -'s. Seems to me that it's not a good practice to try to pick up on underaged boys online. Periodically, you see a news story of men getting busted for attempting to meet underaged boys. Why take the chance. Now that is risky behavior besides being unlawful. This is sort of ironic for me since my first sexual experiences started in HS, with older men who cruised me at a local park. It was fun and I sought it out.

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I have never tried Grindr either - been tempted - but hate the idea of having to go through the app store and Apple having a record of the fact I like cock... ;-)

It does amaze me the risks some people will take - I know back as a teen it never occurred to me to fool around with older guys - guys in their 20's and 30's seemed so old! LOL...

But I was more shocked with the idea of blackmailing people on a hook up app -

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