{
  "id": 6158532,
  "title": "Grindr to pay £26 million to settle lawsuit after allegedly sharing users HIV status",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/grindr-to-pay-26-million-to-settle-lawsuit-after-allegedly-sharing",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-07T17:31:36.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mashable",
    "slug": "mashable",
    "url": "https://mashable.com/life/grindr-26-million-hiv-status-settlement"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Grindr has settled a lawsuit for £26 million after being accused of sharing users' personal information, including HIV status, with third parties. The lawsuit was filed in April 2024 by UK law firm Austen Hays on behalf of thousands of UK users who claimed the app breached privacy laws. By June 2025, over 11,000 claimants had signed up. Grindr admitted the pre-2020 period caused distress and loss of trust among UK users but denied liability. The settlement, which includes no findings of wrongdoing, requires Grindr to pay £13 million to claimants by Dec. 31, 2026, and another £13 million by March 31, 2027. Grindr disputes the allegations but acknowledges it has since overhauled its privacy program.",
  "summary": "Grindr has settled a UK lawsuit that alleged it violated UK privacy law by sharing information, including HIV status, with third parties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Grindr to pay $48-million settlement over sale of users' info — including HIV status",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/grindr-to-pay-48-million-settlement-over-sale-of-users-info-including",
        "published": "2026-09-07T20:03:59.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}