MIAMI -- George Zimmerman has been banned from Tinder.
Zimmerman is the ex-neighborhood watch volunteer who killed unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin in Florida in 2012.
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A statement from Tinder cited "users' safety" as a reason for removing Zimmerman's profile.
An article by Tampa, Florida, weekly Creative Loafing says Zimmerman was using a fake name on Tinder.
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Zimmerman was acquitted in the shooting of Martin on grounds of self-defense.