In the covid lockdown in Morroco, gay men faced the new threat of forced outings after Instagram influencer Sofia Talouni called on legions of cyberbullies to take to apps like Grindr, Planet Romeo and Hornet and expose them to their families. Victims of these outings faced a wave of anti-LGBT violence, resulting in suicides, homelesness and mental health crises. Vincent Sterel explores this topic, writing on the motivations for Talouni and the reaction of social media giants

We still have, until today, secret prisons where Moroccans and non-Moroccans are being tortured day and night. Yes… the U.S. has recently admitted to subcontracting torture in Morocco (Temara). They send ‘bad people’ to us and we ‘take care’ of them.