i like this. would also help reduce reports against profiles that are for someone who is a 'c'orn star but gets kicked off because someone thinks they are fake.

A verification option much like what some other apps do would be useful, so you verify who you are by taking pictures with hands in certain positions etc would be good to verify against existing pics, and then have a blue tick. However for those people who do not want face pics on, for whatever reason, just coming out, unsure of their sexuality etc, having a blanket rule for verifying would make it difficult for them.
If you're not sure the person is who they say they are, there's an option to video call within the app, or even just send a video or expiring pic as neither of those allow you to upload, but has to be a live pic / video.

As for the 21 yrs old bit, that again wouldn't work or even be fair ion many countries. In the UK, age of consent is 16, but they have to wait until they are 18 to use the app (or should be doing at least) so they are over the age of consent and are legally adults who can do anything any other adult can including drinking and watching 'adult' movies. However is someone chose to meet with someone over the age of 16 then there's nothing illegal.

Verification is urgently needed. I'm sick of these hundreds of fake profiles plaguing this app. Fix it now Grindr. I pay enough for this shit sh***y app

Legal age of consent,. You don't have to be able to go to bar and drink to have sex or meet.

A system of validation to ensure you’re talking to a real profile and the pictures on his profile are from him.

TOO MANY FAKE PROFILES! Grindr needs account verification like the other apps. Either do text message verification with a code or require users to copy a random pose in a photo submission. Also require users to have a clear face photo. Guys may want to be discreet IRL but show yourself on Grindr!

The option for online video scoping to members that are proven patrons of Grindr

Allow people to verificate their profile so it would be less fake accounts

When there’s a fake account trying to get with me and I catch on, I ask to see a face picture of them right now or something so I know it’s real they block me but because they’ve blocked me and I can’t see their account it means I can’t report them for catfishing and having a fake account. So I think when someone blocks you it should give the option of being able to report them before their account disappears. Or have their account disappear with the option to report them.

I don't suggest having a button that will Mark someone as a flake. I think it would be a good idea to have a button for each person signifying an agreement that one person is coming to the other person's place. Upon arriving both people must press a button that verifies the person did not flake. It won't keep flakes from deleting their account and starting fresh all the time but it will show that people who do not flake have a better rating.

With so many fake photos out there, grindr should take measures to protect its users by helping them feel confident that a user’s photos are real.

Other apps are able to show that a photo was taken with the phone’s camera via the app. Or use AI technology (eg. In-app camera scan which then validates that the profile photos are of the same person or flag if the person’s face appears in other profiles).

It baffles me that you can add any social media account as a link, without having to verify that the account is yours. I literally added Miss Piggy's twitter account to my profile, and the link worked... I am not Miss Piggy. This makes it much more difficult to work out if an account is genuine, or if it is a catfish. For the safety of Grindr users, please include a feature that requires users to login to their social media accounts when adding their links to their profiles.

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I have even experienced threat to life due to lack of verification. He came with his two partners and started asking for money. I was scared to death and had to pay whatever I had to avoid creating a scene and save myself. This is important for individuals safety as well.

There are so many bots and I’m sure there may be some users on the app too early. Grindr MUST take action to validate its users for the safety of the grid! If it does not, the government will likely step in and pass legislation that may enforce more expensive or less ideal verification methods. It’s in Grindr’s best interest to protect users right now. Why are we even debating this?

Only allowing someone to create an account that has a Valid Identification card or Drivers License. This will stop fake accounts and underage users. Limiting only 1 account per Valid Identification. This will also stop people from creating new accounts when banned.

Poderiam adicionar verificação de duas etapas e também ter um selo de verificação utilizando a leitura da do rosto e pedir comprovação se a pessoa existe para evitar bots e perfis fake que no caso está acontecendo comigo agora e não estou tendo suporte algum com isso, não tenho nem como entrar em contato com a empresa nem nada aí eu vou ter que recorrer à justiça do meu país.

I would like for Grindr to implement stricter verification for new and existing users in an effort to combat underage individuals posing as adults, bots, etc. I've heard a number of stories of men who have chatted with individuals who they thought were of legal age, only to find out upon meeting them that they're some horny teen. I'm proposing the implementation of verification measures such as ID (Government issued, driver's license, passport, etc), bank account, submitting a facial selfie with a piece of paper visible displaying a verification code, email verification, as well as changing the age requirements to make it so users must be 18 or older to join Grindr. If this is implemented, I'm hoping this sparks a new trend across the internet where sites implement strict verification measurements in an effort to keep minors off the internet.

I was discussing this amongst my Twitter followers the other day and it is beyond disappointing how Grindr lacks something so important. I can understand how hard it must be to be someone who is still closeted and wants to experiment but that is not enough. With the introduction of albums, you could have a feature where you can age verify yourself and still display photo's within an album you can then later share with someone to show who you are. Yes, people like to be discreet but Grindr is a place where countless people are catfished, lied to, and scammed. I used the app for 2 years before I turned legal age (18) and I'm telling you it's so easy to just exist there and not be taken off the app. I have also known people as young as 14 hooking up with people.

This is so important, we need for the safety of ourselves and others to have a system to verify - discreet or not. It is not safe by any chance to be so easily younger or not even who you are on the app. Face pictures should be required, secured in an album or not, but every profile should be verified to be shown to others.

Grindr, I understand isn't specifically a dating app but it needs to feel safer, so many apps now implement a system to verify securely though because of the risk and there is the risk - look at how many articles are made about crimes happening on Grindr.

Anyone who uses the app and has the ability to contact another user in any way, i.e. message, picture, email, voice needs to be verified in some fashion before being able to do so. I have not used Grindr in a while and now see a huge increase in scams and encountered at least 5 users in the last week who set off red flags as I have experience with almost all versions of the Romance Scam.