I’d like to formally report and raise a concern regarding the increasing frequency of spam/bot accounts I’ve been encountering. Over the past several days, I’ve noticed a significant uptick in clearly fake accounts that are disruptive to the platform experience. Here are the specific patterns I’ve observed:
1. Tapping Behavior
• Today alone, I’ve received 27 taps from accounts of this type.
• Over the last few days, I’ve reported each one as spam, but the issue persists.
• These accounts repeatedly tap multiple times in short intervals, creating unnecessary notifications and noise.
2. Account Profile Patterns
• Nearly all have female profile photos, generally aged 25–38.
• They typically include no additional profile details beyond the photo and age.
• Despite claiming to be local, their locations often show as 100+ miles away, well outside of my filter range.
3. Message Behavior
• The spam accounts almost always send a single generic message directing me to an external website for sex or hookups.
• The text is formulaic, with only slight variations across accounts (to avoid automated detection, I assume).
4. Impact on Experience
• The repeated taps and messages are frustrating and disruptive.
• It makes the platform feel less safe and authentic, as real connections are drowned out by constant spam activity.

Suggestions for Improvement
To help curb this growing issue, I’d like to suggest:
• Stronger detection filters: Look for patterns such as repeated identical messages, profiles with no details, or repeated taps from accounts outside a user’s set distance.
• Rate limits on taps/messages: Prevent newly created accounts from sending large numbers of taps or messages in a short period.
• Photo and account verification prompts: Encourage or require verification for accounts that fit these common spam patterns.
• Smarter spam reporting feedback loop: When multiple users flag accounts with identical behavior, those accounts should be automatically disabled more quickly.

I appreciate the ongoing efforts to keep the Grindr community safe, but I believe these measures could significantly reduce the current wave of spam.

Thank you for your time and consideration.