“Pieces of something dry that burns easily and is used to light small fires,” that is the definition of the word Tinder. A perfect metaphor for the American dating app created in 2012 to socialize with people via the internet.
Since then and until today, the success of the app Tinder has been resoundingMore and more people say they don’t have the courage to start a conversation with someone they don’t know, no matter how much they are interested. So much so that, according to a study by Stanford University, 39% of heterosexual couples and 60% of homosexual couples meet each other through the Internet. These statistics can easily be extrapolated to Spain.
In 2020, sexual crimes increased by 12% in the online environment
Tinder is the most famous social network for dating in the world, and is valued at 3 billion dollars. Its fame does not stop in the United States, it also reaches Spain. Currently, according to Netquest (2020), 5% of women and 9% of men have the Tinder application on their mobile.
The Consumer Organization (OCU) also conducted a survey of almost 2,000 dating app users in 2019. According to the study, 10% of the population currently uses a dating app. app or dating website and the 21% claim to have used it at some point.
However, on Tinder not everything is happy couples, in 2020 sexual crimes grew by 12% in the online environment according to data from the Report on crimes against freedom and sexual integrity in Spain.
60% of women suffer insistent contacts on dating apps, 57% receive unsolicited sexual messages and 44% have been insulted at some point according to a study by the Pew Research.
To address these data, Tinder makes it clear that “failure to comply with any rule or term will result in the immediate blocking of any accounteven if it enjoys premium plans.”
The measures, increasingly rigid on the part of the app dating apps are causing the views of their code of conduct to continue to increase, even up to 57%. In addition to the subsequent increase in searches on Google: “they have closed my Tinder account” or “recover suspended Tinder account”. Solid evidence that the app dating site takes its policy very seriously.
Why might your Tinder account be blocked?
There can be many reasons why Tinder blocks an account. Here are some of them:
- Explicit or sexual content
- Harassment and bullying against other users
- Violence or physical harm
- Incitement to hatred through language
- Dissemination of personal information
- Spam techniques
- Promotion or dissemination of events or businesses
- Prostitution or human trafficking
- Scam techniques
- Identity theft
- Using apps other than Tinder
- Use of the application by minors
- Content with minors
- Copyrighted content
Another of the most frequent reasons for an account being terminated is that the user has received complaints and reports from other members of the community. It should be noted that in addition to all the above rules, Tinder reserves the right to ban any user.
“A robot with little sense of humor”
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Although it is unquestionably necessary to take tough measures measures against the increase in online harassmentMany Tinder members criticize the fact that the reasons why a specific account is blocked are not detailed, nor are users who try to recover their account being responded to.
Some people have gone so far as to describe the algorithm that identifies violations of its code of conduct as “a robot with little sense of humor.”
This is the case of Lola, 35 years old, she thought that Tinder’s description could be an effective way to filter out potential matches matches: “Swipe right if you are a TBA (tall, dark, bearded). If you are not, swipe right if you are rich, have a big penis, or something very special.”
“The algorithm must not have liked my way of finding a partner, and decided to block my account, although it took almost two years to do so. Today I believe which must have been because of the content of my descriptionalthough to me it seems very clear and very open, we all have something special.”
According to Lola, although she tried to contact the application to find out the reason for her ban, she only received “automatic responses that did not resolve anything.” And today, There is no formal appeals process.
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“If your Tinder account has been closed, you will see a message alerting you when you try to log in. Tinder does not currently offer a formal appeals process. If your account has been closed, you will not be able to sign up for Tinder again using your Facebook account or phone number. If you are a Tinder subscriber, you may need to cancel your subscription to avoid future charges,” this is the message that users receive. affected users You can read on their official website a response that is “totally insufficient” for many.
A few years ago, the consequences of being off a social network could be overlooked, however, now it can be something dramatic in the lives of many people, especially for those who are regular users of social networks. apps of appointments, since according to the OCU, One in three users often or sometimes feels that they are addicted to this type of services.
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