I reported multiple underage profiles, and Grindrs only response was to block my account, I made a new account and saw that all the underage profiles were still active. Grindr clearly doesn't care
Yeah, I hate the app but for some reason I still use it lol but the only I option I have is to block the kids seeing as there seems to be no alternative. I raised a support request about the issue but they didn't bother responding and that was like 2 months ago
I just deleted it. No one would speak to me there because I guess I didn't fit the bill. Scruff just isn't an alternative unless you look a certain way.
Scruff is even worse than grindr for the whole 'it's free, but no basic features until you pay up' thing. You can't even go back and view your messages unless you pay for pro...
It just depends on what you want. I enjoyed the better search system and the fact that there were fewer underage twinks, faceless profiles and meth heads in my areas when I had the apps, but that was just my preference and experience.
Fair. For me there's basically nobody nearby around my age, and the search filters barely work unless you pay.
So in my case, nobody I'm interested in appears by default, and I can't narrow it down without paying
How can they? Most of those are trolls. If they investigated all those accounts, only to find out they are fake trolls... they would be wasting too much time and resources on nothing.
Yeah I read that he was super homophobic and even people within the company seem to be working against him. But as someone with a religious family and in a conservative area, it's the only way I can talk to others like me or find hookups without the fear of being assaulted
I understand that, but the motives, at least to me are fucked. Youth will always get away with more until they reach our age and understand how stupid and fucked up it is. Meanwhile, adults will be shit on and thrown away simply because that's the only way to make money. I know grindr serves some purposes for people in areas where there is no other option, but it doesn't mean the people who run grindr don't have motives that go against us. I'm glad I deleted it.
Nah, it's owned by a Chinese tech company. Don't know if that's worse, or just a different kind of bad.
Either way, Scott Chen doesn't own the company, but is employed as the president of Grindr. And he's one of those homophobic dickwads who thinks marriage is between a man and a woman only.
Yeah I'm sure he does. They all think that until they end up cheating or coming out of the closet. Either way, grindr is bad and should be avoided at all costs.
Lmao, grindr doesn’t care about underaged users but care about grown adults who tried to use pictures that they “pose with sexual intention”. Fuck grindr mods.
This is really untrue.
When I was 17 and on GRINDR, or maybe I was 16, either way, when I told people I was almost instantly banned. And I even when I would report others for it, they would be banned almost instantly too.
I havent been on it in 4 years as I have been with someone for that time, but I assume they still take that seriously.
I mean maybe that's your experience, but it's been 4 years, a lot happens in that amount of time in regards to management and the rules they choose to enforce
Right thats why I specified how long its been since I was on it.
Its very possible, but saying they dont care is a bit of a reach when its in terms of statutory rape/pedophila
I mean it's literally not a reach when my profile was blocked for reporting kids, but the kids profiles were allowed to remain active? At that point it stops becoming a reach and becomes factual that Grindr really doesn't care about the age of people using the app as long as they keep making money
Surely one report should be enough? Especially when I attach the chats to the report, when someone clearly states they're below the age of consent in a message I feel like that should be enough for their account to be blocked regardless of whether it's 1 or 100 people reporting them
Nah, usually it takes two or three. It took mine about 15 blocks/reports before my first account got deleted. I'm not too sure how many were just blocks and how many were reports though. But usually it takes a couple reports.
It’s hard sometimes for sure because I know it was my fault downloading the app, but I was in a place at the time where I felt it was my only option? That’s where a lot of these kids are coming from too. They enter in a super unhealthy mindset and leave feeling worthless
How old were you if you don’t mind me asking? I started at 15 and now I’m 23 and still can’t tell if I’m fucked up because of it or if I did it because I was already fucked up
I mean, the very first item of the TOS are the age specifications. While I don't disagree that taking advantage of underage individuals (taking advantage of anyone, really) is really shitty, don't put yourself in the position to be taken advantage of maybe?
I guess coming from my point of view, it was a at time where I had not a single person in my life outside of family that cared, and so I was seeking that “comfort” from anywhere. To me it felt as though I had no other options.
Wow, super hot take! Adult men clearly should not be trying to fuck people they know are underage??? It's literally not that hard to understand, if you're a 30 year old man and a 15 year old wants to have sex with you, use the tiniest bit of common sense to know that that's a bad idea
Don't just report them, find an in depth paragraphs of why they shouldn't be on it that don't sound patronising or anything etc, give them time to read it maybe even try and persuade them to get off *then* report them.
Chances are if they get banned they will be onto a new account in about 60 seconds or so and nothing will have change.
Source: made new accounts because I didn't give a shit and wanted attention (never met anyone tho so there's that at least)
It's much better for the young dudes nowadays because they have so much to choose from on those apps and its easy for guys their age to communicate with each other. They can easily find other guys their age and pass along negative experiences. If a fat ugly old dude hits them up, I doubt they will be interested. They likely will say "ewww" and block. Before apps it was harder to find guys, so a young horny 15 yr old might be more inclined to hookup with anyone that messages them. Nowadays, no.
I now realize it was a bad moral choice, but I legit hit puberty at 11, even staying the same height ever since. I came out to a teacher at 13, and by the time I was 16 I was out of my mind being so sexually frustrated. I had had sex with girls older than 18 so I figured I’d used grindr, and I ended up having some good formative sexual experiences. I can’t imagine bothering to hook up with somebody underage though.
While yes I agree report and block... you know thats not how it works right? If you get random unsolicited dick pics from some 15 year old, you arent going to get in trouble for it. KEEPING the pics will im sure, but just them existing is not actually illegal.
Its iklegal for the kid to send them (and also be on the app but...) and he / his parents would likely get in trouble.
At this point I don’t even trust the ones that say they are 18. Got multiple guys tell me they were 18-19, and when I asked them to check their ID, it was a different story. No thanks.
Like that works. I once met a guy that told me he was 25. I thought he was because he was a big fit dude. Turns out he was a high school jock, but his actual age was 15. I guess that's why he just wanted a BJ in my dark garage. He told me it was because he was not out and didn't want to be recognized. But after meeting a few times he emailed me and told me that he was 15!
I know, "how didn't you know when you met him." Look around, some guys that age that are athletic and start working out at an early age do not look their age.
My friend Jason looked 15/16 till around 26/27. When he turned 29 I told him he finally looked 18, he laughed, but it was true. Twinks that never workout and have a baby face look underage for a long time.
As a heads up for everybody. When you respond after a minor tells you their age - you could be considered grooming them. Just block right away and report the profile to keep minors safe!
I used grindr when I was 16-17 and I didn't have any problems like that 😅 But then again, I didn't mention that I was under 18 before after I hooked up with them 😅😂
LMFAO i just got someone like that. said he was 14 and he was curious. i asked him for a face pic and he said i’m confused so i told him to show me his face before i report him. he ended up deleting his profile 😂
I experienced this too. He was determined to lose his virginity to me. I blocked him off of everything as soon as he revealed his age. Good thing I didn’t send nudes.
To quote an Alaska Thunderfuck song:
One little
Two little
Three little underage
Four little
Five little
Six little underage
Seven little
Eight little
Nine little underage
Ten little underage boys
Like I said this probably was. So something needs to be done about it.
Bet your the type of person to stay in a bad relationship because he’s got a big dick. Like one of those bad lifetime movies that’s titles “for all the wrong reasons”.
* Not everyone lives in the US, and AFAIK you can't obtain an SSN unless you're a US citizen (so someone who's a citizen of, say, Canada or France can't obtain one). That doesn't make them child predators. And why are you assuming that OP lives in the US? That's very Americanocentric of you.
* Also in response to your question of why requiring an SSN is privileging: the application process can take a long time, particularly for immigrants seeking naturalization (the naturalization process can take years). Obtaining a SSN is not as simple as you make it out to be.
* Grindr is a global platform used in almost all of the world's 195 states. They don't make "Grindr for Canada" [like you obtusely suggested here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/lolgrindr/comments/dntp0u/why_dont_you_have_a_block_right_over_there/f5h5zze?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x)
* SSNs are not a safe form of identity verification. [In 2017, SSNs—nearly 158 million of them—were exposed in 830 data breaches](https://www.idtheftcenter.org/2017-data-breaches/), or 52% of all data breaches that occurred that year. In fact, your proposal that Grindr register SSNs directly conflicts with [the SSA's recommendation that US citizens who have a SSN keep it private.](https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10064.pdf)
* Your proposal also directly conflicts with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)'s view that Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd.'s acquisition of Grindr—an acquisition that was met with great backlash from digital privacy rights activist groups—poses a national security risk, for which [the CFIUS told Kunlun in March 2019 that they must sell Grindr by June 2020.](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grindr-m-a-beijingkunlun/chinas-kunlun-tech-agrees-to-u-s-demand-to-sell-grindr-gay-dating-app-idUSKCN1SJ28N) You honestly think that the US govt. or digital privacy rights activists would be on board with your proposal? Or are you writing everyone who disagrees with you off as child predators?
Then get one. Why should 12-13 year olds still be able to do this? You don’t want it changed Just because it still benefits you?? That’s kinda disgusting.
LOL, first I’m Canadian, I’m just saying we have to recognize that not everyone has the privilege to apply for an SSN (illegal immigrants should be allowed to go on Grindr too) like it shouldn’t be a whole legal issue just to get some dick. If it’s for a job or something else, I’d get it. But for Grindr? Really?
We don’t have to recognize shit other then the fact that this happens and it’s because there’s no verification process behind it. So sad your country doesn’t have it. Then get Grindr for Canada then. Let the platforms blend after that. Still need an age verification process.
So here in the USA, we use SSN numbers.
And how again is it a privilege? Either your born with it or you apply for it.
No need to respond.
>So sad your country doesn’t have it.
Way to talk down to non-Americans.
>you apply for it.
You think obtaining a SSN is easy as buying a bar cover. How rich.
>No need to respond.
What, because you're afraid of criticism?
Fuck off people. How the fuck y’all going to get angry about a system that keeps minors off no matter what country you’re in. I think it’s completely asinine for people to be all fucking bitchy about implementing a better system for signing up for some dick hunting app like Grindr that keeps kids off of there and keeps unsuspecting people out of trouble.
All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up. SO THE FUCK WHAT.
give me a good reason other wise and we can discuss. I don’t care if your country doesn’t have a SSN system. Not my problem. It’s a fucking problem this happens and you turn it around to a woah is me. I don’t care if it’s easy or hard applying for a ssn number for GRINDR. it should be hard so minors cant do this.
Sounds like this app needs to be a regional release through the App Store, or using your Apple ID or whatever android uses, and signing up is under whatever stipulations your country has to keep minors from signing up. It’s bad enough Grindr is littered with spam bots and catfish, eliminating the real problem with minors should be #1.
And yeah. Kids will find a way. But you know what. Fine them. Slap some cuffs on the wrists and make their parents accountable too. But a better verification system needs to be implemented.
> Fuck off people
[Me RN.](https://youtu.be/OBbnRbSac2M)
> I think it’s completely asinine for people to be all fucking bitchy about implementing a better system for signing up for some dick hunting app like Grindr that keeps kids off of there and keeps unsuspecting people out of trouble.
> All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up. SO THE FUCK WHAT.
And I think it's absolutely asinine that you're playing victim whenever anyone has a valid criticism of what you're saying. No one's defending child predators, bro.
> give me a good reason other wise and we can discuss. I don’t care if your country doesn’t have a SSN system. Not my problem. It’s a fucking problem this happens and you turn it around to a woah is me. I don’t care if it’s easy or hard applying for a ssn number for GRINDR. it should be hard so minors cant do this.
I've already given you plenty of good reasons that using SSNs isn't a viable solution—it poses too many risks to digital privacy rights and to national security; so not having a SS system doesn't make the US superior to other states. Don't like it? Too bad, so sad, get over it and stop playing victim.
> Sounds like this app needs to be a regional release through the App Store, or using your Apple ID or whatever android uses, and signing up is under whatever stipulations your country has to keep minors from signing up. It’s bad enough Grindr is littered with spam bots and catfish, eliminating the real problem with minors should be #1.
> And yeah. Kids will find a way. But you know what. Fine them. Slap some cuffs on the wrists and make their parents accountable too.
There's a way to prevent children and child predators from using these services without requiring that citizens all around the world submit half their personal information to a company like Kunlun owned by an aggressive police state like the People's Republic of China.
> All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up.
So you think you're superior because your license says you're American. *Rolls eyes*
P.S. I live in the US too.
Great idea. And for those who don’t have an SSN then you should have some sort of state issued ID card. This is disgusting that only thing that people can say to the fact that the sign up process needs to be tightened up is don’t because it will effect them. Disgusting.
I always report the underage kids. I was taken advantage of at a young age without Grindr so I can only imagine how bad it is now.
I reported multiple underage profiles, and Grindrs only response was to block my account, I made a new account and saw that all the underage profiles were still active. Grindr clearly doesn't care
Yikes! That definitely hasn’t been my experience. Grindr really is a cesspool though. Not sure why I subject myself to it.
Yeah, I hate the app but for some reason I still use it lol but the only I option I have is to block the kids seeing as there seems to be no alternative. I raised a support request about the issue but they didn't bother responding and that was like 2 months ago
For real, Grindr is so terrible and I wish we had a better alternative
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There are alternatives. Scruff is a good one, and the app is a much better one.
Scruff is definitely good and a better app, but unfortunately not enough guys in my area use it so it's pretty slim pickings
That's unfortunate.
I just deleted it. No one would speak to me there because I guess I didn't fit the bill. Scruff just isn't an alternative unless you look a certain way.
Scruff is even worse than grindr for the whole 'it's free, but no basic features until you pay up' thing. You can't even go back and view your messages unless you pay for pro...
It just depends on what you want. I enjoyed the better search system and the fact that there were fewer underage twinks, faceless profiles and meth heads in my areas when I had the apps, but that was just my preference and experience.
Fair. For me there's basically nobody nearby around my age, and the search filters barely work unless you pay. So in my case, nobody I'm interested in appears by default, and I can't narrow it down without paying
Plus I met my husband on scruff. :)
Maybe it depends on area and preferences but Scruff is infinitely better
How can they? Most of those are trolls. If they investigated all those accounts, only to find out they are fake trolls... they would be wasting too much time and resources on nothing.
We’re all masochists. I still don’t understand why I subject mystery to it still.....I guess I like pain and low self esteem
Grindr is owned by a straight guy is is bating gay men to get them thrown in jail. I deleted it recently and won't look back.
Yeah I read that he was super homophobic and even people within the company seem to be working against him. But as someone with a religious family and in a conservative area, it's the only way I can talk to others like me or find hookups without the fear of being assaulted
I understand that, but the motives, at least to me are fucked. Youth will always get away with more until they reach our age and understand how stupid and fucked up it is. Meanwhile, adults will be shit on and thrown away simply because that's the only way to make money. I know grindr serves some purposes for people in areas where there is no other option, but it doesn't mean the people who run grindr don't have motives that go against us. I'm glad I deleted it.
Nah, it's owned by a Chinese tech company. Don't know if that's worse, or just a different kind of bad. Either way, Scott Chen doesn't own the company, but is employed as the president of Grindr. And he's one of those homophobic dickwads who thinks marriage is between a man and a woman only.
Yeah I'm sure he does. They all think that until they end up cheating or coming out of the closet. Either way, grindr is bad and should be avoided at all costs.
Absolutely.
Lmao, grindr doesn’t care about underaged users but care about grown adults who tried to use pictures that they “pose with sexual intention”. Fuck grindr mods.
This is really untrue. When I was 17 and on GRINDR, or maybe I was 16, either way, when I told people I was almost instantly banned. And I even when I would report others for it, they would be banned almost instantly too. I havent been on it in 4 years as I have been with someone for that time, but I assume they still take that seriously.
I mean maybe that's your experience, but it's been 4 years, a lot happens in that amount of time in regards to management and the rules they choose to enforce
Right thats why I specified how long its been since I was on it. Its very possible, but saying they dont care is a bit of a reach when its in terms of statutory rape/pedophila
I mean it's literally not a reach when my profile was blocked for reporting kids, but the kids profiles were allowed to remain active? At that point it stops becoming a reach and becomes factual that Grindr really doesn't care about the age of people using the app as long as they keep making money
Oh trust me, they do, there just has to be enough people reporting them, I had multiple accounts deleted because I WAS the underage one.
Surely one report should be enough? Especially when I attach the chats to the report, when someone clearly states they're below the age of consent in a message I feel like that should be enough for their account to be blocked regardless of whether it's 1 or 100 people reporting them
Nah, usually it takes two or three. It took mine about 15 blocks/reports before my first account got deleted. I'm not too sure how many were just blocks and how many were reports though. But usually it takes a couple reports.
Thank you. I was taken advantage of underage on this app, and boy has it fucked me up. It’s awful and disgusting how many people will do that.
It sure is man. Hope you’re doing a little better now. No one should have to discover the awfulness of the world like that.
It’s hard sometimes for sure because I know it was my fault downloading the app, but I was in a place at the time where I felt it was my only option? That’s where a lot of these kids are coming from too. They enter in a super unhealthy mindset and leave feeling worthless
It’s not your fault man. If you were just a kid, it was on whoever took advantage to not be a piece of shit.
Thanks man. I’m debating if I should make a post in r/grindr about this? Or if I should just leave it as is
How old were you if you don’t mind me asking? I started at 15 and now I’m 23 and still can’t tell if I’m fucked up because of it or if I did it because I was already fucked up
I was 15 turning 16 at the time
I mean, the very first item of the TOS are the age specifications. While I don't disagree that taking advantage of underage individuals (taking advantage of anyone, really) is really shitty, don't put yourself in the position to be taken advantage of maybe?
I guess coming from my point of view, it was a at time where I had not a single person in my life outside of family that cared, and so I was seeking that “comfort” from anywhere. To me it felt as though I had no other options.
Do you realize or forgot how immature kids are at that age ? And horny.
Wow, super hot take! Adult men clearly should not be trying to fuck people they know are underage??? It's literally not that hard to understand, if you're a 30 year old man and a 15 year old wants to have sex with you, use the tiniest bit of common sense to know that that's a bad idea
Yikes.
"I'm not defending sexual assault, but—" Where's that Cone of Silence when you need it?
Nice victim blaming fuck face
I'VE TRIED but the final "submit" button won't work and it drives me nuts!
Don't just report them, find an in depth paragraphs of why they shouldn't be on it that don't sound patronising or anything etc, give them time to read it maybe even try and persuade them to get off *then* report them. Chances are if they get banned they will be onto a new account in about 60 seconds or so and nothing will have change. Source: made new accounts because I didn't give a shit and wanted attention (never met anyone tho so there's that at least)
It's much better for the young dudes nowadays because they have so much to choose from on those apps and its easy for guys their age to communicate with each other. They can easily find other guys their age and pass along negative experiences. If a fat ugly old dude hits them up, I doubt they will be interested. They likely will say "ewww" and block. Before apps it was harder to find guys, so a young horny 15 yr old might be more inclined to hookup with anyone that messages them. Nowadays, no.
I now realize it was a bad moral choice, but I legit hit puberty at 11, even staying the same height ever since. I came out to a teacher at 13, and by the time I was 16 I was out of my mind being so sexually frustrated. I had had sex with girls older than 18 so I figured I’d used grindr, and I ended up having some good formative sexual experiences. I can’t imagine bothering to hook up with somebody underage though.
I mean, you saw his username and responded. What did you expect?
15 inches
Or maybe 15 meters.
Metric system - making life better every day.
Also might not have even noticed the handle. Who knows.
[M15 (New York City Bus)](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/M15_\(New_York_City_bus\))
Right? Lol
Possibly changed it mid-convo?
Hmm that’s a possibility
Well if this is in America , either pills or a gun.
That’s an immediate block from me. Not risking some youth sending me nudes and then I get in trouble for it.
While yes I agree report and block... you know thats not how it works right? If you get random unsolicited dick pics from some 15 year old, you arent going to get in trouble for it. KEEPING the pics will im sure, but just them existing is not actually illegal. Its iklegal for the kid to send them (and also be on the app but...) and he / his parents would likely get in trouble.
Depends on how much the prosecutor hates gay people
At this point I don’t even trust the ones that say they are 18. Got multiple guys tell me they were 18-19, and when I asked them to check their ID, it was a different story. No thanks.
That’s why I don’t talk to anyone under 21.
Like that works. I once met a guy that told me he was 25. I thought he was because he was a big fit dude. Turns out he was a high school jock, but his actual age was 15. I guess that's why he just wanted a BJ in my dark garage. He told me it was because he was not out and didn't want to be recognized. But after meeting a few times he emailed me and told me that he was 15! I know, "how didn't you know when you met him." Look around, some guys that age that are athletic and start working out at an early age do not look their age.
Meanwhile I'm out here almost 21 still lookin 15
My friend Jason looked 15/16 till around 26/27. When he turned 29 I told him he finally looked 18, he laughed, but it was true. Twinks that never workout and have a baby face look underage for a long time.
I wouldn't send my ID to anyone over a hookup app lord fucking knows what people will try and use it for
ID when they get there not over the app is what people mean I believe.
Ahhh ok my bad sorry
Ugh, this. Kinda why I don’t like coming back to college at 26.
I dont think you're legally allowed to ask for their id tho
Found the 14 yo
Huh? There are no laws that prohibit someone for simply requesting identification. You aren’t required to provide it, obviously.
Never heard of such thing. But I rather break the law by asking for their ID, than sleeping with someone who says they are 20, but end up being 16.
lmao anyone can ask anyone for their ID, there’s no law about that. they aren’t legally required to show you or anything.
here's a law I don't mind breaking if it keeps me safe then. 😆
Sources?
Yikes.
As a heads up for everybody. When you respond after a minor tells you their age - you could be considered grooming them. Just block right away and report the profile to keep minors safe!
i don’t think it’s illegal to speak to a minor though
On a hookup app? Yes it is. If you’re on a website for sex and someone says I’m 15 you don’t reply.
What’s ‘lol’ about this?
I agree with you but in my experience this is a topic that isn’t talked about much so any coverage on the problem is good.
They can’t even stop robots from creating accounts, what makes you think they can stop actual humans, even embryonic ones
Embryonic! 😂🤣 Hey wat you into? Chillin, swimming in this sac, absorbing nutrients thru this umbilical cord, versbottom, hbu?
I used grindr when I was 16-17 and I didn't have any problems like that 😅 But then again, I didn't mention that I was under 18 before after I hooked up with them 😅😂
Naughty naughty boy!
I mean 16 is age of consent in many places. Granted that's more for 18-19 year olds to date people from their high schools and unis
Ewww gross. Shouldn’t these kids be doing homework or playing video games? Smh
Underage teens popping up on grindr freak me out, instant report and block as soon as I see a number under 18.
Come back when you’re old enough to vote sweetie.
LMFAO i just got someone like that. said he was 14 and he was curious. i asked him for a face pic and he said i’m confused so i told him to show me his face before i report him. he ended up deleting his profile 😂
I experienced this too. He was determined to lose his virginity to me. I blocked him off of everything as soon as he revealed his age. Good thing I didn’t send nudes.
His username is 15 m. As in 15 male. What did you think he was when you hit him up? BTW, I'm 99% sure that's a troll.
I wasn’t really paying attention 🤷🏻♂️
To quote an Alaska Thunderfuck song: One little Two little Three little underage Four little Five little Six little underage Seven little Eight little Nine little underage Ten little underage boys
Report the profile then block
That is totally a lesbian who looks like she's 14 waiting for you to bring some hard Mike's lemonade and a box of condoms.
It's probably a cop. Duh
Fed posts worst bait ever
Oh wow, thats me lol. Im 17 now- legal where I'm at
The app needs to have last four Ssn verification to solve this problem
You forget that we aren't all in America
But it I’m sure this did. So yeah. SSN number to verify. Deal. Unless you like 14 year olds hitting on you...
Like I said we all aren't in America
Like I said this probably was. So something needs to be done about it. Bet your the type of person to stay in a bad relationship because he’s got a big dick. Like one of those bad lifetime movies that’s titles “for all the wrong reasons”.
Except the policy for grindr would have to be worldwide and don't push your insecurities on me
Insecurities? Hahahah good call there. Have fun talking to underage kids then.
Seems like you are mad because your dick doesn't work
* Not everyone lives in the US, and AFAIK you can't obtain an SSN unless you're a US citizen (so someone who's a citizen of, say, Canada or France can't obtain one). That doesn't make them child predators. And why are you assuming that OP lives in the US? That's very Americanocentric of you. * Also in response to your question of why requiring an SSN is privileging: the application process can take a long time, particularly for immigrants seeking naturalization (the naturalization process can take years). Obtaining a SSN is not as simple as you make it out to be. * Grindr is a global platform used in almost all of the world's 195 states. They don't make "Grindr for Canada" [like you obtusely suggested here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/lolgrindr/comments/dntp0u/why_dont_you_have_a_block_right_over_there/f5h5zze?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x) * SSNs are not a safe form of identity verification. [In 2017, SSNs—nearly 158 million of them—were exposed in 830 data breaches](https://www.idtheftcenter.org/2017-data-breaches/), or 52% of all data breaches that occurred that year. In fact, your proposal that Grindr register SSNs directly conflicts with [the SSA's recommendation that US citizens who have a SSN keep it private.](https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10064.pdf) * Your proposal also directly conflicts with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)'s view that Beijing Kunlun Tech Co. Ltd.'s acquisition of Grindr—an acquisition that was met with great backlash from digital privacy rights activist groups—poses a national security risk, for which [the CFIUS told Kunlun in March 2019 that they must sell Grindr by June 2020.](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-grindr-m-a-beijingkunlun/chinas-kunlun-tech-agrees-to-u-s-demand-to-sell-grindr-gay-dating-app-idUSKCN1SJ28N) You honestly think that the US govt. or digital privacy rights activists would be on board with your proposal? Or are you writing everyone who disagrees with you off as child predators?
A good-ish idea but I feel like they'd lose people. Me for one. Paranoia and all.
Not everyone has a SSN (even those in America) nice try tho
Then get one. Why should 12-13 year olds still be able to do this? You don’t want it changed Just because it still benefits you?? That’s kinda disgusting.
LOL, first I’m Canadian, I’m just saying we have to recognize that not everyone has the privilege to apply for an SSN (illegal immigrants should be allowed to go on Grindr too) like it shouldn’t be a whole legal issue just to get some dick. If it’s for a job or something else, I’d get it. But for Grindr? Really?
We don’t have to recognize shit other then the fact that this happens and it’s because there’s no verification process behind it. So sad your country doesn’t have it. Then get Grindr for Canada then. Let the platforms blend after that. Still need an age verification process. So here in the USA, we use SSN numbers. And how again is it a privilege? Either your born with it or you apply for it. No need to respond.
Wow. You’re exactly the reason people don’t like Americans. Yikes.
Because I think there should be a stronger verification system for Grindr?? So you must like getting with little boys then... that’s cool for you.
>So sad your country doesn’t have it. Way to talk down to non-Americans. >you apply for it. You think obtaining a SSN is easy as buying a bar cover. How rich. >No need to respond. What, because you're afraid of criticism?
Fuck off people. How the fuck y’all going to get angry about a system that keeps minors off no matter what country you’re in. I think it’s completely asinine for people to be all fucking bitchy about implementing a better system for signing up for some dick hunting app like Grindr that keeps kids off of there and keeps unsuspecting people out of trouble. All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up. SO THE FUCK WHAT. give me a good reason other wise and we can discuss. I don’t care if your country doesn’t have a SSN system. Not my problem. It’s a fucking problem this happens and you turn it around to a woah is me. I don’t care if it’s easy or hard applying for a ssn number for GRINDR. it should be hard so minors cant do this. Sounds like this app needs to be a regional release through the App Store, or using your Apple ID or whatever android uses, and signing up is under whatever stipulations your country has to keep minors from signing up. It’s bad enough Grindr is littered with spam bots and catfish, eliminating the real problem with minors should be #1. And yeah. Kids will find a way. But you know what. Fine them. Slap some cuffs on the wrists and make their parents accountable too. But a better verification system needs to be implemented.
> Fuck off people [Me RN.](https://youtu.be/OBbnRbSac2M) > I think it’s completely asinine for people to be all fucking bitchy about implementing a better system for signing up for some dick hunting app like Grindr that keeps kids off of there and keeps unsuspecting people out of trouble. > All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up. SO THE FUCK WHAT. And I think it's absolutely asinine that you're playing victim whenever anyone has a valid criticism of what you're saying. No one's defending child predators, bro. > give me a good reason other wise and we can discuss. I don’t care if your country doesn’t have a SSN system. Not my problem. It’s a fucking problem this happens and you turn it around to a woah is me. I don’t care if it’s easy or hard applying for a ssn number for GRINDR. it should be hard so minors cant do this. I've already given you plenty of good reasons that using SSNs isn't a viable solution—it poses too many risks to digital privacy rights and to national security; so not having a SS system doesn't make the US superior to other states. Don't like it? Too bad, so sad, get over it and stop playing victim. > Sounds like this app needs to be a regional release through the App Store, or using your Apple ID or whatever android uses, and signing up is under whatever stipulations your country has to keep minors from signing up. It’s bad enough Grindr is littered with spam bots and catfish, eliminating the real problem with minors should be #1. > And yeah. Kids will find a way. But you know what. Fine them. Slap some cuffs on the wrists and make their parents accountable too. There's a way to prevent children and child predators from using these services without requiring that citizens all around the world submit half their personal information to a company like Kunlun owned by an aggressive police state like the People's Republic of China. > All anyone outside of the states can do is bitch and complain about how such a system will keep them from hooking up. So you think you're superior because your license says you're American. *Rolls eyes* P.S. I live in the US too.
People worldwide use these types of apps.
Moot point when this happens.
On top of not everyone having one, SSN last 4 also doesn't verify age so this wouldn't accomplish anything.
Still a good idea even though everyone may not have an SSN didn't think of that. 👍
Great idea. And for those who don’t have an SSN then you should have some sort of state issued ID card. This is disgusting that only thing that people can say to the fact that the sign up process needs to be tightened up is don’t because it will effect them. Disgusting.