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Twitter has kicked Grindr off of its ad network after a report claimed the dating app was sharing users’ personal data with marketers and advertisers. Grindr could not be reached for comment. Widely used dating apps Grindr, OkCupid and Tinder are sharing users’ personal information — including their locations, sexual preferences, drug use, political views and more — with analytics and marketing firms in an alleged violation of European privacy laws, according to the Norwegian Consumer Council.

In some cases, the data collected is used to help marketers customize ads, but can also be used more nefariously — to discriminate, manipulate and exploit, the report claims. OkCupid, owned by Match Group, shares “highly personal data” with Braze, an analytics company, and Tinder, also a Match Group company, sends users’ gender preferences to AppsFlyer, another analytics company, according to the NCC.

Match Group said in a statement to CBS News that both apps “use third party providers to assist with technical operations and providing our overall services, similar to all other apps and online platforms. It does not use its members’ personal data for advertising purposes, a company spokesperson said.