Awful influencer encourages people to make fake Grindr profiles to out gay men

[Behind the Aegis]

Sofia Taloni is a Moroccan expat living in Turkey. Last week, she encouraged people in her home country to create fake profiles on apps like Grindr and PlanetRomeo so they could out closeted men in their local communities.

“These apps will show you the people who are near to you: 100 meters, 200 meters, even just one meter, just next to you in the living room,” Taloni told her 71,000 followers. “Since everyone is together at home, it could show you your husband in your bedroom, it could show you your son who might be in the bathroom.”

In Morocco, homosexuality is punishable with up to three years in prison. LGBTQ people have no legal protections and are often subjected to harassment and physical violence. What makes the story even worse is that Taloni herself is trans and, presumably, fled the country for this very reason.

Thankfully, Instagram deleted her account on Friday, but not before PlanetRomeo saw a huge uptick in fake profiles created by people looking to out closeted men. Not only that, but public Facebook groups were then created to circulate their images.

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During a pandemic crisis, the bigoted shitstains of the world can't control their hate; their homophobia, transphobia (2 laws passed in Idaho and Utah), anti-Semitism (holy shit that list is long), their racism (another list that is epic), and just their general hatefulness!

EDIT: HOLY FUCKING SHIT...it gets worse! The "influencer" is a transwoman! WTELF?!

Trans Instagrammer leads campaign to hunt down & out gay men. There has already been one suicide.

[LuvNewcastle]

1. What an awful person.

She's going to get herself killed. I suspect she has a self-destructive streak and that's what she wants. Too bad she's taking others down with her.

The ONLY time I'm for outing anybody is if they're in a position of power and they work against gay rights, like some of these GOP politicians we've had in the U.S. Other people should be left alone. You just don't know what others are going through until you've been in their shoes.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. I'll Grant Possible Translation Issues

But, what the heck was that first paragraph about?
100 meters, 200 meters, husband in bedroom, son in bathroom....
There was no connected thought in that gibberish.

[thesquanderer]

5. I think the point was you could discover gay people who are right near you. n/t

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Likely So

It was still gibberish.

[TheBlackAdder]

3. That sounds like an excuse to do some window shopping for a little afternoon delight.

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Instead of getting caught, announce it first so you can claim you're working undercover. 😉

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[redstatebluegirl]

4. The internet is a cesspool.

[Celerity]

6. Fucked up piece of shit, karma will come hopefully and do its thing.