If you did what NKP does and BBRT you could element alot of that ..they have a verification of your IP Address so only one account can be registered to that address
People can open multiple email accounts and register 100s to a site but if you only allow one account for each individual IP Address it becomes difficult and time consuming to open counterfeit accounts

If you report a message for spam it should automatically block that profile, this should have been part of the basic setup.

This makes me wanna uninstall Grindr.

I am constantly getting bombarded by people asking for participation in local sex parties, or asking new to verify my identity with a credit card purchase on third party websites. I'm getting nearly a dozen such messages a day. It has gotten to the point that I say things like fuck off or drop dead and the like to spammers I know won't respond back

Spam is getting worse and worse. I get the same messages everyday. What is your company doing to fix this? Or is this built into your system and these spammers are actually paying you for access? It's gotten so bad, I wouldn't be surprised. Afterall, selling out to China for a time left your code exposed for exactly this. I had 3 new messages today, all spam. Your app is going down the toilet, you charge way to much for an inferior product and it's no wonder people aren't using Grindr as much anymore.

I've had at least 40 messages from spam accounts. The constant gays.net or grindergays .com is ridiculous and irritating. I've reported every time I got a message from them but grindr won't do anything about it, yet it nukes actual accounts for no reason. Fix it!!!!!!!!!!

Top of the list of complaints and Grindr does absolutely nothing to fix it.
Not only is this item top, but there are about 3 times as many complaints for SPAM as there are for the next item on the list.

How about:
#1 Automatically close all blank profiles that send out messages with .com links

#2 Automatically suspend any profile that gets 3 spam reports from separate users within a short period of time

#3 Automatically investigate any profile that is sending out too many messages

#4 Once spammers are detected, delete all the messages they have sent from other people's in boxes. This is important to ensure spamming is not worthwhile.

With these 4 measures, it simply wouldn't be worth anyone's time to send spam

Actually, Grindr punishes us for reporting spam, as we often have to endure an "advert" after reporting spam.

What other apps reward you for reporting spam?

We are all aware of the loads of spam messages we recive every time we are on grindr.
So how about adding a chat filter where you can filter out specific messages or words, like for example those spam messages.
You would also have the option to filter out other things you don't want to see like insults, racial slur etc.

I counted 10 taps to report spam and block spammer! It's really too many.

System block

The constant spam messages from gaysnet or m*ssage services is beyond ridiculous. It's an absolute joke what Grindr has become. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The constant spam messages from gaysnet or m*ssage services is beyond ridiculous. It's an absolute joke what Grindr has become. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The constant spam messages from gays.net or m*ssage services is beyond ridiculous. It's an absolute joke what Grindr has become. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The constant spam messages from gays.net or massage services is beyond ridiculous. It's an absolute joke what Grindr has become. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The constant spam messages from gays.net or massage services is beyond ridiculous

I knew there was some shady sh*t going on at grindr but never imagined the rabbit hole would be so deep. All that never made sense to me now does. Thank you. Oh in my intuitive but never humble opinion grindr appears, to me, to not be so concerned about the minors on the app either. Lastly, these forums would serve good as a place to let cu$tomers feel like they can be heard, a place for others to vent and get mad all the while limiting the amount of phone calls, emails, smail ect which all require manpower ($labor). A forum is self sufficient requiring little maintenance and moderation cuz let’s be honest Grindr won’t be making any Fortune shortlists due to safety, moderation, standing by their ToS/PP and a myriad of other necessary safeguards and guidelines to protect customers. I expect my account to be shut down preemptively and unwarranted with no reason after this post. This is an account open since 2008 with no snitch reports on it.

I TOTALLY AGREE on the comments. I am a full paying customer and will often be on Grindr just to REPORT all fake profileS! There are many and often easily identified.

Did you know that Grindr will stop from reporting after a certain number reported? Yet they encourage you to report violating profiles
Did you know the tricks used to be able to post full nude profile photos? Just draw lines horizontal and vertical on the photo, the system won’t flag it and approve it

So how can one help when the system stops you because you reported too many violations? Makes you wonder if this forum is worth our time.

Thing that make you go hmm

Whats is going to take for Grinder to get it SPAM under control... Eceryday I have SPAM!! This is why I won't pay more money to get extra profiles... FIX YOUR SPAM PROBLEM!!! How many reports have to be filed before you finally do something???