The United States doesn't trust a Chinese company to own gay dating app Grindr, and will force it to sell by 2020
Hong Kong The United States doesn't trust a Chinese company to own gay dating app Grindr and will force it to sell by 2020, as tensions spike between Washington and Beijing over trade and national security.
Beijing Kunlun Tech acquired a 60% stake in Grindr -- which describes itself as"the world's largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans and queer people" -- in 2016 and was expected to take the app public after completing the acquisition last year.
Facebook co-founder: It's time to break up big tech 04:02Growing trend Grindr is only the latest casualty of growing US suspicion over Chinese activity on its shores, particularly when it comes to technology. Since last year, the Washington has been engaged in a major legal and public relations battle with Chinese telecoms giant Huawei, seeking to block it from both US and global markets over purported national security concerns, particularly over the expansion of 5G networks.
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