A number of men who use the popular dating app Grindr have begun reporting on mysterious bans from the platform.Instinct reports that an increasing number of men have taken to social media to report getting banned from Grindr, seemingly for no reason.
Though each does receive a message saying that the ban has gone into effect for violation of Grindr’s policies, the men in question also claim to have not committed any violations.
Users have their IP addresses blocked, also preventing them from starting new accounts. The men’s identities were not published to protect user privacy.Worse, the app users have not received any correspondence from the company despite requests for further information regarding the bans.Related: Teen loses his.