Source: Sky News
Dating apps must warn users of dangers following
Stephen Port killings. say police
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Police have said that dating apps must take more responsibility for protecting their users following the Stephen Port killings, say police. On Wednesday Stephen was convicted of murdering 4 men and for a string of sexual offences. He met them through apps like Grindr and invited his victims to his house then: drugging, raping and eventually killing them before he disposed of their bodies meters away from his home. After this the met have now said they will revisit 58 unexplained deaths in recent years that included the drug GHB. The police have told the apps to issue a warning telling the users to "get to know the person not the profile"
I choose this story because dating apps are very popular now and are used every day by lots of people and it is so easy to get in touch with just about anyone and they are not always real people. Lots of people make accounts and arrange to meet people and attack them just like Stephen Port did. According to the article one of Port's victims was murdered within hours of meeting him, this just shows how quickly these things can happen. It is definitely wise to add messages in to dating apps to encourage people to really get to know someone before they go to meet them.
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