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Malaysia blocks Grindr, Blued amid rising LGBTQ restrictions

The move signals tightening social climate and civil liberties concerns in the country

The commission may also engage with Google and Apple, it said. Google and Apple operate the app stores that distribute Grindr and Blued globally.

The latest move adds to growing signs of a tightening social climate, fuelling concerns over creeping restrictions on civil liberties even as Malaysia seeks to project itself as a moderate and business-friendly economy.

Read original at South China Morning Post

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