Stricter verification
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 21 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'd also like for all new and existing profiles be required to have face pictures of the user with a verification code displayed, with failure to do so resulting in immediate account termination. It should also be a requirement for both new and existing members to fill out their profiles as well
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Moz commented
Me parece muy malo su sistema de verificación de fotos, me quitaron dos fotos por supuesta "incitación sexual"; en una llevaba traje de baño y en la otra las piernas un poco abiertas, pero con pantalón y no se apreciaba nada sugestivo. En contra parte, hay personas que suben fotos de su pene erecto (tal cual) una y otra vez, y por más que se reporta no se las bajan o los bloquean, me parece absurdo y un pésimo sistema para evaluar fotografías. ¡O son moralistas o qué ya todo mundo suba lo que quiera!
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Anonymous commented
Send a picture of you holding up your user name. Then a mark can be applied to a user profile to prove who they say they are. Simple
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Anonymous commented
As a presoen who's had been rapped by a fellow member who is hell bent of catfhishing me. I demand grindr puts in a place a verification mark so I know exactly who I am talking to.
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Anonymous commented
Brilliant idea. Full of fake accounts of people pretending to be others.
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Privacy Matters. commented
On profile info, show everyone else how long the profile has been active.
Many people on this app have been victim of abuse and/or harassment by member of our own community. By showing how long a profile has been active it might help us determine whether or not the profile is fake or real. Or if it was immediately created after blocking someone else. In order to keep harassing us. -
Darren Cable commented
So in my time here I have seen a few under 18's,i was once an under 18,but it's not safe!! Grindr is full of many people, and not all sane people either... It's dangerous and something they know they shouldn't be using yet, I.D verification would provide you with age, a name etc for safety reasons, let's protect our younger generation and the people who get lied too and unbeknownst has had *** with a minor...
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Ali commented
Guys you have too many catfish on your site . These sick people collect your information and photos and start another profile with it . Why don’t you verify every account by giving a code to the subscriber , ask them to hold them and take a photo with their face showing . I have done this for other websites . This is ridiculous . They simply contact you , collets and steal your information and photos and then create another profile with them in another area . This is an identity theft and it’s on you .
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Anonymous commented
It’s about time Grindr have that possibility!
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Anonymous commented
i think grindr needs something like a verify badge with influencer to earn money and not with ads commercial
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Anonymous commented
My friend was on Adam 4 Adam He is 56 person he was speaking to is supposed to be 19 because my friend is supposed to treat men also has a little bit of mental condition that he’s in the process cognitively person said he was in college she was 19 years old delivered to 21-year-olds and literally he topped myfriebd and 2 days later my friends life is destroyed he was in jail for 2 1/2 weeks they almost killed him for being a pedophile in the police report the police have a statement from the 15-year-old singing I was I’d like to get on the website I lied to get the sex I wanted sex arrest that me and for what he did to me and my friends life has been destroyed this is a serious problem. Why will be not taking steps to be the first to take on this problem? They were verification places that can be done everyone could be verified and on top of it all it’s the parents Responsibility but because statutory rape says that the person who sleeps with the minor is supposed to know with no way of verifying even if you got fake ID you cannot verify that fake ID even with that you go to jail not mine or more of the parents for not having their child or basically kept of the websites like this by simply securing their phones or their tablets with their computers and the websites have no accountability. Please take efforts it’s time. He has a daughter is 13 years old he’s divorced And he is not allowed to see his own daughter till she’s 18 years old because they deemed him a third level sex offender it is ridiculous with the just of system is doing but it is ridiculous to businesses are not taking care ability to make sure they’re taken care of their patrons.
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Anonymous commented
To prevent scammers, I think Grindr should verify the identity by using a new live camera verification along with picture messages each person puts in the profile. There have been increased scammers in the area recently. Please take more steps to verify each person who is creating a profile than blocking accounts after people report. This would help people who are unaware of scammers to fall in trap.
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Garry commented
This is dangerous idea and can be subject to abuse and misuse.
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Anonymous commented
Add user verification for paying members. As part of this, paying users May block Communications with all non verified users
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C commented
Is there any update about having this feature? It’s a great idea and I think it’s very much needed and it should be a simple add. Updates??
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JH commented
I agree with Paul. Maybe even just a 48 hour wait time for signing in/out different accounts on the same device. It would cut down on lots of monkey business. Jackd uses/used this feature, linking accounts to device IDs.
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Anonymous commented
hey this feature exists in a fashion on android please bring it to ios!
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Paul commented
Good ideas. +1
I'd suggest 7 days amnesty is enough for the delay so people in real situations are not excluded too long from recreating their profile. -
Will H commented
There’s a pretty consistent horror of blocking somebody and having them create a new account to come and berate you all over again.
I believe Grindr should be a safe space, and creating a one-to-one relationship between the device and the user profile should help minimise bullying on the platform by better enforcing blocks.
Other considerations: email address verification, or a minimum phone number sign up verification step. I’d also argue that members can only have 1 Grindr account per identity provider and that deleting an account creates a 30 day delay until they can re-create it.
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Dom commented
There should be a way to have to verify that you are in fact the user of the Instagram that you link your account to. Someone is using my pics (which is another major problem), but they are also linking MY Instagram to make them seem even more credible.
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Anonymous commented
There are an unreasonable number of fake accounts, asking you to give away your personal information, I encounter 5-10 of these a week and this truly reduces the experience of using the app. Some are clearly people with poor English, many are simple bots that cannot answer the questions
Request to
1. Add option for for users to identify Fake Profile
2. As soon as 10 or more people identify as a fake then potentially
3. Account is temporarily suspended with notification with demand to comply to certain actions
4. User is asked to verify they are real, with a photo and a unique code5. Automatically recognition for repeated phrases, especially those known to be created by bots, including:
A. user has asked to visit another site for ID check
B. Suggested moving to another paid site
C. Made any reference to known fraudulent activityIf investigated and account believed to be fake
Then
A. Disable Account
B. Block Email address used to create is blocked
C. Potentially block email domain if this is used to create multiple fake accounts and is not a generic domain