Dear Grindr,

I am appalled at the fact that the platform constantly bans those who are posting in a professional manner, with no mention of anything “illegal” or against terms of service. There should be no reason my profile should be banned, simply because I post that I’m looking to offer a relaxing experience.

Let members pay you a small fee to advertise, verify their photos and ID. I truly dislike this culture that Grindr has CREATED, that says: You should be able to host and/or drive to me…for FREE. People want Uber/Lyft convenient sex, but don’t want to pay for it. With gas at $4 a gallon in many areas, why should I drive 20-30 miles across town everytime I want to meet a guy (in the metro area I live it is), for a meaningless hookup and then have to pay for my own gas? or have to get a hotel room that’s $100/night because Mr. DL/cheating on his BF can’t host? It’s nonsense

Grindr needs to stop trying to pretend they are a dating service. It’s not. It’s an virtual bathhouse. Majority of the guys I’ve met from it are all just looking for quick NSA sex. That’s why I feel it’s unfair to penalize those who are looking for an alternative.

Please do the right thing, and stop banning members. You stole from us clients that we have worked hard for years to maintain, and now adding insult to injury by blocking an alternative method to reach.

Grindr claims to evaluate all pics according their TOS. I was assured by Seyers that any profile reported that was violation containing nudity or sexually suggestive poses would be handled; however, the Grindr "guard dogs" have neglected to remove any pis posted that were reported; however, they have nearly a 90% rejection rate of my pics which are not sexually suggestive nor are they nude.

It leads me to believe that Grindr has a blacklist to harass users that have try to abide by the TOS and that I have been singled out.

They have allowed bare asses sitting on counter tops bending over to make sure the user's butt is posed just properly. The have allowed a female's totally nude body to showcase her sexually suggestive ass posed towards the camera along with her breasts clearly visible in the photo. Other pic types include penis hanging out of the bottom leg of underwear, hand in underwear holding his dick, etc. If those types of pics do not violate TOS, then the pics submitted below do not violate the TOS.

I'm beginning to think the Grindr staff might be jealous of how amazing my ass is and how my underwear cradle my dick & balls!

The app was designed for all kinds of things and while it is mainly used for hook ups, it is also for; chat, friends, networking, etc... Yet, entitled guys feel the need to send unsolicited nudes, without my permission, and they try to push my boundaries. I sometimes get alienated and told I don't belong on the app, just because they're annoyed that they're unable to use me.

Can Grindr put out some kind of notice, now and again, about respecting people's choices and their place on the app? One of those that pop up or maybe even a small notice in the chat window, before a conversation, much like WhatsApp does with its encryption notices? There's a lack of care and respect on the app and that should not be happening in the community.

Grindr should have better customer support. When users are banned, it should not take a long time for a support member to reach out to them and help them and they should handle ban issues quicker, a few hours at the most, but less than 1 day. Grindr support should tell the user why exactly they are being banned and proof as well. They should have valid reasoning for banning or suspending user accounts and explain exactly how they are violating Grindr community guidelines. Grindr support should have virtual chat support as well instead of just reaching out through emails. They should work on their automated responses and not say the same thing to everybody, because that makes Grindr users think that support is not helping them and they are relying on bots to help them instead of a real person. Also, a Grindr user should never feel like they are being ignored by Grindr Support and there should always be a Grindr Support member available to help them and should not have them waiting a long time just to respond to their request for help emails or ban appeals. For bans that are not serious, Grindr should have like a limited ban like for 2 hours and the more serious bans should require submitting an appeal or reaching out to Grindr Support through email. Also, Grindr just needs stronger support, especially for banned users.

I’ve been seeing this ad pop up on my feed A LOT recently. Neither of the people in this photo even have visible monkey pox… this just perpetuates the stigma that monkey pox is a ‘gay disease’, and if we really want to warn people about monkey pox we should show them what it actually looks like… I’ve been really disappointed to see this kind of homophobic propaganda on grindr, which I consider to be a safe space for me as a queer person. It’s important for people to know that anybody can get this disease, and it’s important for all of us to take precautions, especially when coming into contact with used linens or worn clothes, which are known to transmit the infection. This ad is the furthest thing from informative and I would really like to see it taken down.