France, March 25 -- Dating apps Tinder, Grindr, Bumble and Happn signed the charter on Monday alongside the non-profit groups SOS Homophobie, Stop Homophobie, Le Refuge and Flag!, Aurore Berge, the junior minister for fighting discrimination, said in a statement.

The "charter for the prevention of violence and the safety of LGBT+ people" sets out "concrete commitments around three priorities: prevent, report and protect", the ministry said.

Victims are lured by fake profiles, tricked into meetings and then attacked because of their sexual orientation.

Toxic climate blamed for rise in LGBTQI+ attacks in France Safer tools, shared data

The platforms have promised to improve their tools for reporting threats or ambushes.

They will also ...