No Place for Hate on Grindr
There is no place for hate on Grindr.
Per our Community Guidelines, discriminatory language, hate speech, abusive statements, and exclusionary “no” statements – including those targeting race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, gender identity, or other protected characteristics – don’t belong on Grindr.
Instead, we encourage people on Grindr to express their desires in a positive way by stating what they are looking for.
More than a year ago, in response to a rise in user escalations, we temporarily introduced an additional layer of moderation at the profile level to more proactively address inflammatory content – in this case, the phrase “No Zionists.”
We recently removed that technical block, but our policies remain the same: discriminatory or exclusionary content has no place on Grindr, and we apply this policy consistently across all profiles and user chats.
We rely on our community to help uphold these values. If users see a profile that violates our guidelines, we ask them to flag it in the app. Our moderation team reviews flags and takes appropriate action.
