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- 0:55Speaker 2: coming up. Putting the gay in Gaming First. That's the
- 1:00Speaker 2: online hype around a new gay dating app called Goose.
- 1:04Speaker 2: Legit technology news outlet why it's been investigating the platform.
- 1:09Speaker 2: It's invitation only, but invites might have been coming from
- 1:12Speaker 2: people on Instagram who don't actually exist. Wieded alleges. Examples
- 1:18Speaker 2: of messages that are similarly worded sent from recently created accounts.
- 1:23Speaker 2: Plus it claims check show profile pics are highly likely
- 1:26Speaker 2: to be AI generated. Goose co founder Derek Chadwick posted
- 1:31Speaker 2: this teaser a couple of months back.
- 1:33Speaker 1: Gus, I'm single.
- 1:35Speaker 2: I've been single for like two years, and how come
- 1:38Speaker 2: there's no cool gay dating apps in twenty twenty six. Anyway,
- 1:41Speaker 2: I love the beach, and I like coffee, and I
- 1:43Speaker 2: like surfing, and I like CrossFit, and I like doing
- 1:46Speaker 2: anything outside. Concerns have also been raised about the apps
- 1:50Speaker 2: terms and conditions. Chadwick's been approached for a response. Pride
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- 2:07Speaker 2: Only straight couples can pursue this option. Human rights group
- 2:11Speaker 2: the Luca Coscione Associations launched a petition to get the
- 2:15Speaker 2: legislation amended. It's currently got thirty two thousand signatures, with
- 2:19Speaker 2: a target of fifty thousand. Pride Daily, an LGBTQ plus
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