Kazakhstan bans dating service “Daivinchik” after declaring it illegal

Kazakhstan has banned the dating service “Daivinchik” on Telegram after the Alatau District Court of Almaty declared it illegal, Tengrinews reports.

The report said the relevant decision was issued following a request by the district prosecutor.

According to the capital’s prosecutor’s office, the Alatau district’s supervisory authority referred a criminal case to court last autumn involving illegal actions against a minor who met a person through the dating service and was subsequently subjected to unlawful acts by that person.

Authorities also said the “Daivinchik Dating” Telegram channel operated without age restrictions, thereby posing a threat to the safety of children and teenagers.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov