As everyone knows, ppl send dick or ass pics to open a conversation like HALF the time on grindr.

Did you know this is against "Consent" in the Grindr terms & conditions? In fact they regularly suspend accounts and reason that "consent isn't just sexy, it's mandatory".

If it's mandatory to ask for nudes first, and this tech is nearly 100% capable of detecting what's a nude and what isn't, then it's really stupid that it's even possible to break this "mandatory" term to begin with.

I suggest the following:

If someone has "Accepts NSFW Pics: Yes" on on their profile, that's consent. If it's "No" or "Ask First" or not on their profile at all, then the system shouldn't allow another user to send that user NSFW flagged pictures.

This, would in face, be "mandatory".

Sort of like Taimi you could have a place in the chat or profiles that let's you request another user's private / nsfw photos, or force them into an album that has to be requested first and the other use then has to accept or deny access to see them.

What can I say. I don't particularly enjoy paying Grindr $240 a year to then get suspended for several months for stuff buried in their T&C that everyone else seems to be ignoring. I've had to dial back on sending nudes now and be careful about it, and quite frankly if anyone ever tells me they aren't interested I always respectfully leave them alone and wish them luck.

Grindr team: if it's mandatory.... make it mandatory. You have the technology, this isn't difficult.