Grindr Banning Accounts?

[DMICS]

So last night in the midst of heading to a nsa play romp from the app, my Grindr account was banned.

 

Frustrating because I’ve “curated” a list of favourites, saved convos etc since I first got the app 6-7 years ago. I was never the victim of “lost all chats” etc.

 

Anyone had this issue and the ban was removed? I made another account so that the meetup I was heading to was still on...that account got banned also like an hour later.

[DMICS]

I know, like Doublelist they’ve cleaned up what can be said but what can be said on a hookup app?

 

This was my blurb before the ban:

 

“DD and STI free.

 

Love to service dick with my suction mouth. Hung guys please. I suck only, that's it...not into anything else. Blow and go. ? bottoms, ? mutual.”

[JayCeeKy]

I subscribed to Grindr last February and paid for a year's subscription (I think it was $67). Then, without warning, about a month ago, I signed on and got the "Your Account has been banned" - no explanation and no response from several emails to their Support. I deleted the account and successfully signed in with a different email/name. About a week after that, again, I got the message "Your Account has been banned."

 

Here's the odd thing: I once again deleted the account, deleted the Grindr app from my cell phone, and again re-installed app and signed in with another email/name -- and about a week or so ago, not only was I up and running again, but my paid subscription (along with its benefits) were restored, even though my "Favorites" and previous communications were not. There was absolutely no communication about why I was banned, why I was restored, or whether I was on "probation."

 

If I had to do over again, I would never have subscribed to Grindr as communication with its overlords is nil and you are never given an explanation of the infraction you supposedly committed. I suspect they monitor your private conversations inasmuch as my Profile was innocuous but my private communications hinted at "gen" - and am wondering if such monitoring is not an invasion of privacy - though there is probably something in their lengthy "Terms of Service"that allows them such access. I think the owners of the app are opening themselves to a huge "class action" lawsuit due to reading private communications and canceling members' subscriptions w/out warning or explanation. I realize that all providers are frightened of the new laws making them liable for online prostitution, but there is also such as thing as due process and online privacy.

[KeepItReal]

I subscribed to Grindr last February and paid for a year's subscription (I think it was $67). Then, without warning, about a month ago, I signed on and got the "Your Account has been banned" - no explanation and no response from several emails to their Support. I deleted the account and successfully signed in with a different email/name. About a week after that, again, I got the message "Your Account has been banned."

Pretty much what happened to me. It sucks. Scruff is pretty much the same - their rules around profile pics are ridiculous.

 

[Guest buffwolverine]

Is there something else you recommend? I use a4a but haven’t had much luck. I prefer something like a4a that you can use on the web versus downloading on phone. Any suggestions?

[JayCeeKy]

I prefer something like a4a

I also like a4a but it's a crap shoot. There are some real gems but there are also a lot of catfishes. I think Reagan's advice for hiring from a4a would be: Trust but verify.

[rogerG]

I suspect they monitor your private conversations inasmuch as my Profile was innocuous but my private communications hinted at "gen" - and am wondering if such monitoring is not an invasion of privacy - though there is probably something in their lengthy "Terms of Service"that allows them such access. I think the owners of the app are opening themselves to a huge "class action" lawsuit due to reading private communications and canceling members' subscriptions w/out warning or explanation.

Apparently, you didn't read the TOS. Therefore, how can anyone bring a "class action" lawsuit if it states in the TOS that by joining you agree to the terms and conditions? If the TOS gives them permission to monitor member PMs, then any talk of lawsuits is laughable.

[Edge All Year Long]

this is all because of apple. they are cracking down on gay apps because of their stance on porn on apps. these tech companies need to be broken up. they yield too much power.

[ericwinters]

I subscribed to Grindr last February and paid for a year's subscription (I think it was $67). Then, without warning, about a month ago, I signed on and got the "Your Account has been banned" - no explanation and no response from several emails to their Support. I deleted the account and successfully signed in with a different email/name. About a week after that, again, I got the message "Your Account has been banned."

 

Here's the odd thing: I once again deleted the account, deleted the Grindr app from my cell phone, and again re-installed app and signed in with another email/name -- and about a week or so ago, not only was I up and running again, but my paid subscription (along with its benefits) were restored, even though my "Favorites" and previous communications were not. There was absolutely no communication about why I was banned, why I was restored, or whether I was on "probation."

 

If I had to do over again, I would never have subscribed to Grindr as communication with its overlords is nil and you are never given an explanation of the infraction you supposedly committed. I suspect they monitor your private conversations inasmuch as my Profile was innocuous but my private communications hinted at "gen" - and am wondering if such monitoring is not an invasion of privacy - though there is probably something in their lengthy "Terms of Service"that allows them such access. I think the owners of the app are opening themselves to a huge "class action" lawsuit due to reading private communications and canceling members' subscriptions w/out warning or explanation. I realize that all providers are frightened of the new laws making them liable for online prostitution, but there is also such as thing as due process and online privacy.

 

Aren't they now owned by a Chinese organization?

[+ José Soplanucas]

I also like a4a but it's a crap shoot. There are some real gems but there are also a lot of catfishes. I think Reagan's advice for hiring from a4a would be: Trust but verify.

 

for hiring or for hooking up.

[rvwnsd]

this is all because of apple. they are cracking down on gay apps because of their stance on porn on apps. these tech companies need to be broken up. they yield too much power.

This is not limited to "gay apps." Take a look and Tinder's TOS. The first paragraph addresses nudity and explicit content.

[+ OliverSaks]

I was banned recently and all I gotta say is...

 

I deserved it. ?

[MikeBiDude]

I’m careful but you never know. A friend I chat with on Grindr had his account banned multiple times in a row...he thinks someone he said “no” too and wouldn’t take no for an answer serially reported him to admin?

 

Seeking.com banned me for using “escort terminology” and I have reason to believe I was reported by someone I had reached out to. Ultimately got back in seeking’s good graces, got reinstated, and now take convos to text messaging when negotiating begins ?

[JayCeeKy]

Apparently, you didn't read the TOS. Therefore, how can anyone bring a "class action" lawsuit if it states in the TOS that by joining you agree to the terms and conditions? If the TOS gives them permission to monitor member PMs, then any talk of lawsuits is laughable.

 

IF Grindr's TOS gives them permission to monitor member PMs they would likely be protected from lawsuits. I read their Privacy policies and it is still not clear to me that they can (or do) read PMs. But, Grindr is also held to its own TOS -- including its statements regarding the privacy of its customers. If they breach their own TOS they could be sued.

[JayCeeKy]

for hiring or for hooking up

For hiring. I never catfish for the simple reason that I could never take the rejection of an escort walking in, saying "Ugh" and walking out. LOL. I never send pics of myself but I do give my stats including age, height/weight, race, and a brief description of wants.

 

Speaking of a4a, last evening I saw a guy on that site with great abs (a six-pack I cannot resist). I sent him a brief message about how impressed I was with his abs. Before long he sent the inevitable "donation?" To seal the deal, I asked him to send another couple of pics just to verify. He sent two but neither one had the abs, though his body was pretty nice. I did not complete the negotiations.

[+ Keith30309]

I’ve never used Grindr but use A4A allot.

I have only met one non-PRO pro - he didn’t mention a number until I asked if he did massages. He’s a really shy Uber-Cute Twink who becomes a beast-power-bottom in bed.

I’ve met two reliable guys I meet frequently in the PRO section. They’re both sweethearts

None of them really pay any attention to the time.

The rest of A4A has been a vast wasteland for me.

[+ José Soplanucas]

For hiring. I never catfish for the simple reason that I could never take the rejection of an escort walking in, saying "Ugh" and walking out. LOL. I never send pics of myself but I do give my stats including age, height/weight, race, and a brief description of wants.

 

Speaking of a4a, last evening I saw a guy on that site with great abs (a six-pack I cannot resist). I sent him a brief message about how impressed I was with his abs. Before long he sent the inevitable "donation?" To seal the deal, I asked him to send another couple of pics just to verify. He sent two but neither one had the abs, though his body was pretty nice. I did not complete the negotiations.

 

You misunderstood me. My fault of course, I can see my wording was ambiguous.

 

I was not asking a question. You were advising precaution when hiring, I was adding when hiring or hooking up.

[DMICS]

Ugh this is frustrating. Just want my account back.

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

this is all because of apple. they are cracking down on gay apps because of their stance on porn on apps. these tech companies need to be broken up. they yield too much power.

 

This situation has zero to do with Apple and the app store.

 

Grindr has been doing this since the sellout. Blame China, not Apple.

[LivingnLA]

this is all because of apple. they are cracking down on gay apps because of their stance on porn on apps. these tech companies need to be broken up. they yield too much power.

 

Total BS. Apple doesn't care so long as the surface appearance of an app is acceptable. This is probably a result of three different issues:

 

First, tech companies being lazy and greedy at the same time over the last couple decades. They failed to self-police criminal content so now we have a legislative overreaction that is causing a chilling effect across the market.

 

https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-controversial-new-sex-trafficking-law-will-change-the-web/

Eric Goldman, a free speech scholar and professor at Santa Clara University of Law, who testified against the bill before the Senate, says the bill will create what he calls the “Moderator’s Dilemma,” pushing tech companies towards two extremes in order to avoid the liability that comes with the “knowing” standard. Sites will either censor more content to lower their risk of knowing about sex trafficking, or they will dial down moderation in an effort not to know. That scenario could lead to “the rise and growth of problematic content of all types,” he says.

 

Second, the ongoing lawsuit against grindr is forcing it to change in some ways because it has done a shit job of dealing with fake profiles especially used in harassing ways.

 

https://theoutline.com/post/6968/grindr-lawsuit-matthew-herrick

 

Third, maybe its Chinese owner had an influence, but it's doubtful. More likely, since he's forced to sell grindr by June 2020, he's trying to clean up the property, especially concerning the lawsuit above, to make it a more attractive acquisition. He doesn't want to lose too much on the deal.

 

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/14/grindr-sale-june-2020/

[Edge All Year Long]

Total BS. Apple doesn't care so long as the surface appearance of an app is acceptable. This is probably a result of three different issues:

 

First, tech companies being lazy and greedy at the same time over the last couple decades. They failed to self-police criminal content so now we have a legislative overreaction that is causing a chilling effect across the market.

 

https://www.wired.com/story/how-a-controversial-new-sex-trafficking-law-will-change-the-web/

 

 

Second, the ongoing lawsuit against grindr is forcing it to change in some ways because it has done a shit job of dealing with fake profiles especially used in harassing ways.

 

https://theoutline.com/post/6968/grindr-lawsuit-matthew-herrick

 

Third, maybe its Chinese owner had an influence, but it's doubtful. More likely, since he's forced to sell grindr by June 2020, he's trying to clean up the property, especially concerning the lawsuit above, to make it a more attractive acquisition. He doesn't want to lose too much on the deal.

 

https://www.engadget.com/2019/05/14/grindr-sale-june-2020/

 

i really don't appreciate the tone of this post. it comes across as quite sanctimonious. it's now less of a conversation and more of a "listen to me."

[LivingnLA]

i really don't appreciate the tone of this post. it comes across as quite sanctimonious. it's now less of a conversation and more of a "listen to me."

 

I'm sorry if my tone was aggressive. You made a claim, without evidence, throwing Apple under the bus. They deserve critique for many issues, but a crackdown on gay apps isn't one of them as far as I know. You're welcome to reply with information that contradicts or corrects me.

[MikeBiDude]

it comes across as quite sanctimonious

 

As opposed to this generalization?

these tech companies need to be broken up. they yield too much power.

[Guest]

I don't know why people are being banned, but to do so without an explanation or a refund seems pretty off-base. I would hope that kicking someone off without an explanation or refund would be illegal, regardless, or what someone would want to put in "TOS." These TOS are not the result of contract negotiations, so are, of course, quite one-sided. The law really should limit what can be placed in TOS. Should it be legal to bury somewhere in the TOS language such as "If I use the word 'the', I agree to pay $100,000"?

[+ LIguy]

I had my Grindr account banned twice and my Tinder account banned once. I made a new account and clicked restore purchases and I got back the remainder of my 6 month paid subscription. And yes I used the rose and ATM icons.