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My ex stalked me, so I joined a 'dating safety' app. Then my address was leaked

Thousands of women who signed up had their data, including images, posts, and comments, leaked.

The BBC also identified more than 10 "Tea" groups on the messaging app Telegram where men share sexual and apparently AI-generated images of women for others to rate or gossip. "This leak was picked up by misogynist communities as a great cause and one that they obviously take a lot of pride in," says Callum Hood, head of research at the Centre for Countering Digital Hate. Dr Jenny Van Hooff, a sociologist at Manchester Metropolitan University, says the perceived lack of safety impacts how many young women may want to take part in online dating.

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