I’m not quite sure who is in charge of our profile pic selection but that are not doing a very good job!! I have saw so many *** pix and other pix it’s unreal! But when i am just trying to upload a new photo which show nothing but my stomach it gets rejected so far six times!! I will be uploading it until it get approved!! Thank you!!

All the T's send a message that meth use is normal and part of ***** culture. I never see T and party profiles on scruff or tindr....make no mistake: Grindr is the app of choice for drug addicts. Is this what you guys want? Is this the brand you wamt? You guys did a great job tackling racism. With just one message to users I stopped seeing profiles that were racist. Seeing drug addicts looking for other drug addicts is a total gross ***** killer. Please block the T.

What a stupid idea. Do you think there wouldn't be a work-around in a week? i don't have my face on my profile picture but have some very recent pics to share with people in chat, and I usually do early on unless it's a blank profile demanding pics having sent nothing. I'm glad I get to make the choice not to have my facepic on my profile in the same way others get to choose to show their face on theirs. But that doesn't give them the right to dictate to me how I manage my profile. I hate profiles with no information even if they have a UHD face pic bit I will still respect their choice. Even if I don't like it. The point is it's their choice and not my place to question it because I don't like it. The same applies to my picture choices. And if I'm paying for a profile on here, I'll have a tree or a landscape or a car or all three if I choose. And if you don't like it' tap me and I'll block you and we'll both be ****** off about nothing.

I just wish there was a way to insure people are real, I know many girls in my area who use Grindr as a way to post an laugh on facebook. It's sad but true. The uncertainty of who you are speaking to comes with any social media! But it's just a idea of pic verify, Facebook or phone. Thank y'all!

Guys...are u really aware of what you are creating?!!! An option to make group to foster *** parties and orgies where people only connect via *** and drugs. Can you not make an application where people can share hobbies and activities not related to ***? Don’t you think we don’t have enough problems like this??? More and more guys can no longer meet or communicate properly. Can you not help us go back to the time where we were connecting better? Thanks for reading the message

Not everyone is out and proud

Grindr shouldn't allow profiles without face picture. It gets very annoying receiving messages from users that don't show their face. The fun part of using Grindr is chatting and meeting people, but when people keep writing messages not showing their face they shut down the vibe.

Exactly. Send out an e-mail upon registration that requires you to verify your e-mail. Also one account per e-mail. When Grindr bans someone, ban not just the e-mail, but the by the device ID otherwise what is the point? You wonder why it's the worst app out there with catfish, spam, and stalkers that can make a new profile in under a minute. Absolutely insane for an app in 2018.

Summary: warnings related to the epidemic and dangers of drug-fuelled gay ***

Grindr is simply not using DeviceID to block users. You can setup 100 accounts on the same device and same email without ANY problem.
THIS is what needs to be fixed.

For the amount of money we pay for Grindr Xtra, there needs to be a greater moderation of scam profiles, fake sugar daddy profiles and profiles wanting you to chat with them in an alternate chat app within the first message that is sent. This app has become a haven for fake profiles and needs to be corrected. If this can’t be fixed by a month from now I will be deleting my account and ending my subscription in hopes of getting a refund for the waste of money.

Hi... i am a subscribed grindr user.... it’s a great experience being here and have helped me meet nice guys.... both for fun as well as friends... thank you!

Many times, guys here ask for pics (face, body and most of the time **** pics in my case as i am top) and then once they get the pics... they say nice and then block me instantly. Perhaps they don’t have the courage to say that they don’t like or something i can understand!
But once they block us we can’t see them anymore.... it is difficult to know whether these people are genuine or not. Perhaps they take our pictures and trying to lure others guys. I just happened to know from a friend of mine (*** buddy) that he saw a **** pic of mine from another guy..... since we know each other well, when he showed the pic.... i was surprised as well.... but the profile user already vanished again blocking my friend.

Any comments or support on how to avoid this?

or ... now hear me out on this... maybe ... just maybe... a profile pic should be mandatory to be a member on grindr. Many Many sites do it with no hassles fuss or muss.

heehee just saying

The fake profiles are getting out of hand. If people can rig our election, you should be able to block fake profiles. Geesh!

People should have to verify their identity submitting a picture of their government issued ID, Drivers License or Passport and it should match the person in the profile picture they’re using. Just like certain cam sites do to make sure everything and everyone is legit, legal and who they say they are. It’s time to put an end to the catfish nonsense.

Fake profiles (whether spam/bot or someone catfishing) are a huge problem, I see it all the time and reporting them does nothing. You need to implement some kind of verification system, preferably more than just one. Start with needing a verified e-mail, one account per device, and go from there. It is very possible to get it under control, but you have no desire to do anything but collect money.

Grindr should disable the accounts reported as Fake Scammer profiles. Sick of seeing them active for weeks after reported. Hire more techs to deal with the fake profiles.

Several photos that are well within the guidelines have been rejected, but I see some of the DIRTIEST profile pictures. I guess maybe just better moderation on the photos.

Yeah, unfortunately, being gay isn't safe in a LOT of places AND/OR countries. You CANNOT force people to show their face on Grindr, just because they wouldn't be alive for long in more than some cases. The verified feature is also hard, because some don't even trust their face to be on Grindr servers, they just refuse to upload them and most of the time prefer a whatsapp video call. Good for you if you don't risk getting battery acid on your face where you live, but I think this one is never gonna happen.

THIS! There is ZERO problem linking an APPLE/GOOGLE Device ID to a profile without any compromission to anonimity. Help us get rid of all those horrible escorts and scam profiles popping up so fast we can't block them fast enough...