You got banned from Tinder for no reason. Though, how ‘reasonable’ is it for Tinder to ban a user who could subscribe to their premiums (e.g Tinder Platinum) without a particular reason?
Well, it is reasonable to ban a user who has got no intentions of subscribing to anything really, isn’t it?
Exactly.
Despite the unreasonable bans, the number of Tinder users keeps rising, we’ve seen the Tinder statistics, and we know Tinder is far from falling down.
So, exactly how do you get banned on Tinder?
It could be a simple ‘innocent’ thing you’re doing that could be misunderstood for purposely harmful behavior or no reason at all.
You feel there’s no reason to ban you/your account from Tinder, but Tinder claims to have ‘proof’ and solid reasons.
It’s confusing, I know, but I’ll explain exactly what I’m talking about.
Here, are 4 takes on “Why did tinder ban me for no reason?”
1. You violated Tinder’s community guidelines
If you didn’t read them carefully if you didn’t understand them, then you’ve most probably violated one of them.
Tinder is not for: (Community Guidelines on Tinder)
Here’s what the Community Guidelines on Tinder include:
Tinder is not for:
– Nudity/Sexual Content
– Harassment
– Violence and Physical Harm
– Content that advocates for or glorifies suicide or self-harm is also not allowed.
– Hate Speech
– Private Information
– Spam
– Don’t be fake. Be real instead. Don’t use Tinder to drive people to external websites via a link or otherwise.
– Promotion or Solicitation
– Prostitution and Trafficking
– Scamming
– Tinder has a zero-tolerance policy on the predatory behavior of any kind.
– Impersonation
– Be yourself! Don’t pretend to be someone else.
– Minors
– You must be 18 years of age or older to use Tinder.
– Copyright and Trademark Infringement
– Illegal Usage
– Don’t use Tinder to do anything illegal. If it’s illegal IRL, it’s illegal on Tinder.
– One Person, One Account
– Third-Party Apps
– Account Dormancy
I put the link above if you want to read these guidelines more carefully in order to have a better understanding of them.
Essentially, most of these guidelines are about not being disturbing to others, not using Tinder for something that’s other than dating or making friends, and not being fake.
This sounds so easy, and you’re pretty sure you didn’t do any of the above, right?
You might be violating one of the above rules without being aware that you are. It can seem ‘no reason’ to you since you’re not aware of something wrong you’re doing.
You might have done something utterly innocent without any intention of harming/disturbing or breaking any of the rules.
2. You violated Tinder’s community guidelines without knowing it

When you get banned on Tinder, you don’t actually get a notification on the particular reason you got banned, or that your account got deleted from Tinder.
Hence, you might get the thought that you got banned for no reason.
If you’ve been practicing one of these things without putting much thought into them, then you just might have been banned for a reason after all. Here:
– Swiping right like there’s no tomorrow.
This one could be seen as ‘robotic’ behavior by Tinder.
Considering that a human who’s interested in dating would actually stop and see the profiles they’re swiping, swiping right without any control, or without slowing down for a second could be seen as something a ‘robot would do’.
– Wrote an offensive/negative bio.
This is already mentioned on the community guidelines at the ‘hate speech’. However, an offensive or negative bio doesn’t have to exactly include ‘hate’.
It’s what also gets you banned from Tinder, even if you’re not expressing hate, or being verbally violent. Here’s why!
Let’s say you wrote in your bio what you wouldn’t prefer to see in a person, or traits of a person you wouldn’t date.
That could offend someone who has those particular traits that you mentioned you don’t like, and they report your profile.
Or, it could legit be considered as ‘hate speech’ by Tinder.
Be careful when writing your bio, especially with your jokes; There are plenty of awesome Tinder bio ideas you can get inspired by, or if not in the mood for creativity, plainly copy them.
– You made too many attempts when there was something wrong with the internet or system.
Yes, another robotic behavior, or plainly suspicious behavior. Normally, you have to wait a bit when something isn’t working, and normally, most people wait for a little.
However there are some of us that are slightly impatient, and we can’t just sit and wait while we stare at a screen that says ‘something went wrong’
This behavior could be a little ‘spooky’ for Tinder, especially if you practice (or practiced) another one of the things mentioned on the list.
– You didn’t text your matches.
If you don’t text your matches, then why do you even have Tinder?
You’re just a number on the list, who’s waiting to be swiped right or left, wasting time for the ones who are genuinely looking for someone to date on the app – This is likely how Tinder views your behavior.
That’s not a good sign in the eyes of Tinder as an app because you’ll make the experience slightly bitter for other users. A lot of people get banned from Tinder because of this.
Again, you’re doing it innocently, without knowing you’re breaking a rule but you are breaking a rule.
It’s suspicious and gives off ‘other purposes’ vibes. It’s a little spooky.
– You sent the same text to a lot of people.

AHA! This is yet another r-o-b-o-t-i-c behavior.
It’s a text being copy-pasted to a number of people for days. You’re not doing it on purpose, but there’s no other way this would be seen.
That behavior doesn’t feel genuine, it’ll be perceived as either ‘robotic’, or ‘spam’ of some sort. Is the same behavior that gets you shadowbanned on Tinder.
– You joked about something in your bio, something that a robot can’t understand.
You made a silly joke about prostitution, trafficking, being underage, or about being someone you’re not.
Yes, it’s understandable that some people are into dark humor, and yes, people joke about sensitive topics.
This is understandable for us humans (well, at least some of us), but not the Tinder robots that do the work behind the app.
You mention something about prostitution, or ‘self-harm’, or a sensitive topic without the intention to practice or promote such practices, it’s just a joke at the end of the day.
Well, a robot won’t understand that.
It’ll most likely be seen as breaking the rules and you’ll get banned, ‘for no reason’.
– Too many people unmatched you.
If you did something wrong, a lot of people will be unmatching you.
That’ll give hints to Tinder that something about your profile or behavior is disturbing to other Tinder users.
Clearly, to you, that’s a ban for no reason, but to Tinder, that’s a pretty solid one.
Tinder can’t afford to let people that ‘ruin’ its users’ experience on the app/web. Of course, they’ll take action on it. Or at least they programmed the app to do so.
– You have inappropriate pictures or something controversial on your profile

Yes, the guidelines say that you’re not supposed to put ‘nude’ pictures. But what are some other pictures that get you banned? And what exactly is considered ‘nude’ on Tinder?
– Pictures with certain animals
Tinder wrote “It’s time for the tiger selfies to go” in one of their blogs on tinderpressroom.com.
You might’ve thought posting your pictures with captivated tigers would impress the ladies or fellas on Tinder, but that’s not as impressive as you’d think.
– Dead animals
A woman got banned from Tinder because she posted a picture with a dead animal (which she hunted).
Putting a picture with a dead animal can make Tinder directly ban you for exactly that reason, or the picture can make other people feel disturbed so that they report you, which will give Tinder hints that there’s something wrong with your profile.
This to you could be a ‘no reason’ reason, but it is a pretty solid one for Tinder. To be more precise: Tinder and PETA Are Asking Users to Stop Posting Photos With Tigers.
– If not entirely naked, then you’re showing ‘too much skin’
If your pictures of you are in a bikini, or shirtless, you could be doing it wrong.
Now, if you’re at the beach that’ll be cool, but a picture in which you’re posing in your bikini with your phone in your hand right in front of your bathroom mirror won’t help you.
Tinder says to keep it clean. Posing half nude in front of your bathroom mirror isn’t so clean after all, at least not according to Tinder.
– You didn’t put your pictures
You put something that’s not exactly your picture, something that can be easily found on the internet as someone else’s picture (e.g. a celebrity), then you’re violating one of the rules.
Even if that’s not your intention at all, it can be considered ‘impersonating’.
– You got a new account because you didn’t have access to the one you had before.
For whatever reason you couldn’t have access to your previous Tinder account, now you made a new one with the exact same name, pictures, age, and so on.
This innocently violates the ‘one person, one account’ guideline.
You can’t have multiple accounts or share an account with another person.
3. You got reported

Anyone can report you on Tinder; They don’t have to be matched with you, and they can fill in the reason without actually having that reason for reporting you.
It takes up to three reports to get banned on Tinder. This means you’ve got to be reported a few times until you get banned. Your profile or way of texting might just be offensive!
If your ex reported you on Tinder, that makes one report. If you’re clear and good, you won’t get other reports.
If your profile and way of texting are offensive, you might just reach the number three of reports, and the next thing you know you’re banned from the app!
A person can have any motive to report you.
When you report someone on Tinder, Tinder starts taking caution towards that profile, and if it gets more than two reports they’ll review it (or even put it under review) and if necessary, they ban it.
Getting reported connects again with the community guidelines since if a person finds your profile offensive or inappropriate they have the chance to give the exact reason, and describe the exact thing that bothered them about your profile on Tinder.
You can tell you’ve been reported on Tinder if you get banned.
Usually, you know your Tinder account has been reported if you get a notification that your account is under review, or if you get the notification that your account has been banned by Tinder.
You can also know your Tinder account has been reported through the conversations and interactions with your matches.
If you agitated them through insults and they’ve shown to be uncomfortable or even angry and mismatching you right away, chances are they’ve reported you as well.
So, to put it simply, what actually happens when you get reported on Tinder more than 3 times is that you get banned.
4. It’s not you, it’s Tinder
A big number of people have been complaining about this. And it took me a while, but I finally decided to take their word for it!
I’ve witnessed it myself, and I finally believe you when you tell me you’ve been banned for no reason.
You’ve been swiping normally, you’ve had a decent profile and a decent activity. You might have even started creating connections with other Tinder users.
In this case, the problem isn’t you, the problem is Tinder, it's programming and its algorithm.
Fake accounts seem to be getting along just fine, robotic accounts seem to be flourishing.
Yet, people with decent accounts and decent intentions seem to get banned for no reason.
If you haven’t violated any of the rules, if you’ve been following the Tinder Etiquette properly, then it’s not you, it’s Tinder.
A banned Tinder account – What can you do about it?
Tinder bans are permanent, be it a ban for a reason or a ban for no reason. You’re left with thoughts and a decision to make.
You can either get back on Tinder after the ban or get on another dating app.
As surprising as it may sound, there are things you could do about it. Here:
– Send a ban appeal to Tinder.
Since you didn’t do anything on purpose, and since Tinder got no reason to ban your Tinder account, then you can go ahead and send a ban appeal to get your account back.
– Create an entirely new account on Tinder.
Start fresh, everything new!
Since Tinder doesn’t want you around anymore, consider that the whole point of this is for Tinder to not know it’s you and that you need a new start on the app.
This means, a new phone number, VPN address, pictures, device, email, and everything!
Conclusion – Did Tinder have a reason to ban you?
Yes and no. For you, it might not be ‘a reason’ at all, but for Tinder is all it takes to know you’re not the most suitable user on the app. Hence they get ‘rid’ of you.
Tinder might have had a reason, no matter how unreasonable.
On the other hand, Tinder might not have a reason after all. Zero.
Good luck!
Liam
I want to know why my account was banned
I just made my account did a few swipes before i went to bed. Woke up and banned…. not sure how i did anything wrong. My bio was vanilla. Not messaged anyone yet.
Literally no reason to ban me. How could i break guidelines if i hadn’t even used it yet
Yeah, I just made an account in the last 48 hours. Wrote nothing offensive in my bio it messages, no nudity or spamming or anything. Come to log in this evening to find a ban. No idea why.
Same here created my account just today and verified my email did a few swipes went to work checked back a few hours after creating my profile and I was banned. I hadn’t put anything offensive in my bio and my pictures were appropriate.
Not true at all, banned for no reason. Definitely something going on.
Just happened to me also
Same here! I proof read ALL the guidelines before I did anything. I did not post anything even close to nude, did not ever use a single curse word, I was very polite and acted like a gentlemen. Verified my account and went to bed. Woke up to a message that I was banned.
Ive had Tinder for years, Got banned yesterday for no reason i could imagine. Have been in contact with their support team and they refuse to give you a reason why. I have requested refunds for all the Tinder gold subscriptions i have ever bought and extras like super likes etc. I feel like if given no reason for a ban i should be entitled to all the money i spent on it.
Just Happened to me too
Same as other commenters here. I just opened an account, nothing offensive in my bio and swiped right maybe 3 times so far.. tried to verify my account.. Banned
Same 😭😭😭
OK what’s going on. I was banned the same as others here AND I didn’t even go beyond vanilla.
I got banned from Tinder today, not sure why but OK lol … My advice get out there and TALK to people in life F these big tech companies! They definitely have a chip on their shoulder if they don’t like what you say or stand for or look like it seems. What ever happened to free speech? Big tech is soo sensitive now a days.
I was banned too. Less than 24 hours on the app, NO violations on the T&Cs and Community Guidelines (I read them multiple times to be sure), and no warning. I hadn’t even messaged anyone! Only done a few left swipes and tried to match with two guys on my Tinder Gold likes page, only to get an error message about Tinder being unable to match me…at which point I tried to contact support to figure out what was going on (especially with me paying for a subscription). Then, just a few hours later, my whole account had been removed/banned/blocked permanently..what the heck. It took a lot for me to open a Tinder account again and to experience this is crazy.
Why do tinder ban for no reason!??!!! So unfair!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I never post nude curse do anything bad. Normal girl swiping nothing wrong!!!!!
I literally made an account like 5 mins ago. I was covered in my photos (not showing lots of skin) and my bio was “i need a cuddle buddy”. I did post with wigs on in two photos but it’s still my face so that might be why but that’s rude af
Jeez, Tinder is definitely the lowest of the dating apps. Bumble and Hinge are my preferred but Tinder can be a nice backup. I found out I was banned this morning and I have no idea why, as others have stated in this thread. There are so many individuals I see flippin’ the bird and talking about ‘420’ but gosh for bish this gal has a photo of putting deodorant on. Well, I highly doubt that is why my account got banned, or at least I hope not, haha. I haven’t been on the T for a month so I hadn’t any conversations with anyone as of recently on there. I’ve emailed them asking for the reason why but I hear people tend to never be given a reason.
If your someone who really wants to use Tinder again just get a Tinderofone number. I’m moving on to different apps since Tinder seems to be a waste of time at this point.
Same af the people above. I delete my old tinder account since i made a mistake when i enter the age many years ago so i thought i start a new fresh account.
I bought platinium membership and swipe like crazy for guess 2-3 houres.
next day everything was also fine and i now had 2 matches.. I send both a message and non was offensive kind and even helping. One of the girl a person from ukraine i imagine properbly reported me. She was in her profile asking for economic help and would like a relationship with such a man who help her in ukraine. I wrote a nice letter saying i understand her but i could only help her if she move to denmark and marry me and i would be glad to know her better.
2-3 houres later i had to verify my account and i did the arm verification process two times.
12 houres later my account was banned forever.
I did nothing wrong at all and i cant appeal anything or even talk to anyone outside of tinder where i can apeal anything and views upon my case with fresh eyes not effected by tinder.
Also i have been unable to get any proof from tinder what i actual did wrong.
They can ban us for doing something wrong, but fail to prove it and explain… that is not okay.
I do however honestly admit that i years ago wrote a bad review about tinder where i made the world aware that tinder disciminate people due to age and people pay different membership fees based on age. THis is illegal both in the us and eu, and tidner was convicted in court in 2019 and there is now also a 2 billiion usd lawsuite against them form some partners to tinder… however that is not my little review that is the issue, journalists arround the world also wrote about it before i did. I cannot imagine that is why, since i had an inactive tinder profile for years since the review and it wasent removed.
ANyway i dare to say that tinder have a sick firm and people get bannet for no reason or proven reasons.
ps. they still charge people different amount of money due to age.
Honestly if anyone want revenge complain to consumer organistations about this and tinder will be punished again.. I think they deserve it.!
( example if a 20 year old pay 10usd for a membership, and you as a 40 year old pay 30usd, then taht is not legal for the same membership.)
I have now asked my bank to withdraw the money i payed to tinder and that they “stole” from me by blocking me without reason or any proof. And complained about their discremination due to age to the EU.
I tried to create a tinder account, it said my account was being reviewed. The next day it said I was banned. I messaged support and got nowhere. They don’t even tell you why you are banned, just that you violated community standards but wouldn’t say what you violated. I didn’t even get as far as getting into the account to make a bio, swipe right/left or message someone. I literally just tried to make an account. This is BS. Tinder needs to get their head out of their @$$. I’ll take my “business” elsewhere.
I used my very appropriate account once while in the road for a ONS. After, I put it in non-discovery mode. Just tried to log back in a month later to use it again and had been banned in the meantime. Like everyone else, everything super appropriate, vanilla, nothing offensive even at the greatest stretch of the imagination. How do you get banned when you’re the account is not even active?!
Same here.
All my pictures were mine.
I wrote in my bio that I was military, and if you like Putin- get a gun and “ do the World a Favor”.
And I got banned.
Wtf.
I guess it’s OK when men write “ can you handle a 9” cock” in THEIR bio.
But god forbids, normal people hate Putin.
Yep, same for me. I started at making a new account on Tinder. I was in process of adding pictures and didn’t even have a chance to add pictures. I was choosing a photo which actually looked good and was not near even for “too much skin” or “explicit” since all you can see is my face, neck and bit of shoulders. Even I was not able to submit it, it said Error. I tried different photo and it worked but few seconds later Tinder threw me out. I went back in and I was banned. The picture I tried to put on was not even near of breaking the rules etc.
I have been fighting against Tinder now in the email by replying and they give always the same copy paste answer like they have nothing else to reply to nor give the answer. I swear, Tinder is BS.
Even I have been 2 years on Badoo I haven’t had issues with them and they also gave me a refund due to error of their app too. Like I pressed “Do not fill coins automatically when hitting *this* limit”. And it bought me coins worth of 50€ but I got it back. I like Badoo and even I rarely get matches but more trustworthy to use too
This article only mentions the things YOU can do wrong. But what about Tinder doing things wrong? I would like to know more about their business model 🙂
My profile was non-offensive, my own pictures and even had a subscription. But I did see numerous profiles with links to s*x sites, 420 sites and contacted a lot by ‘ladies’ talking about crypto & investments within 1 minute chat
Fact 1: Tinder isn’t doing any effort at all to ban false profiles
Sometimes I had decent contact with genuine persons… but after a day or 2 their profiles automagically disappeared (i.e. chat and profile gone)
Fact 2: Tinder tries to force you in a more expensive subscription via all kind of extras
The only thing I did wrong … stopped the subscription and since Tinder was so keen on my opinion mentioned the remarks above: bamm … profile banned 🙂
Absolutely no reason to be banned, but without warning I was banned. It’s very unprofessional to ban some without an explanation as to why. Especially after paying for premium service.