Dear Grindr Team,

I’d like to recommend a feature to help reduce the number of fake or paid profiles, which can negatively impact genuine user experiences on the app.

Problem:
Many profiles in certain areas promote paid sex, paid massages, or ask for money, which goes against Grindr’s community guidelines and ruins the experience for users looking for real connections. Reporting individually helps, but it’s not fast or effective enough in areas where this problem is common.

Suggested Solution:
1. Introduce community moderators — trusted users within each area who can flag profiles that promote paid services. These moderators could be reviewed or rotated by Grindr’s team.
2. Create a clearer system for users to report “Paid Services” like sex work, escorting, massages-for-money, or scams.
3. Automatically hide or review flagged profiles if they receive multiple trusted reports — this would make the app safer and cleaner for everyone.

Giving the power to responsible users in each city to help moderate content will greatly reduce scams, fake profiles, and unwanted experiences.

Thank you for considering this!