‘Skout’ App Bans Teens After Being Linked To Child Rape Cases | Talking Points Memo

A popular smartphone application called Skout that allows users to plan meetings and “flirt,” on Tuesday announced it was suspending access to users who have identified as under the age of 18, after three men separately used the service to meet and sexually assault minors, the New York Times reported. As Skout’s founder Christian Wiklund stated in a company blog post:


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