Tinder account banned for no reason – Why would Tinder ban me?

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.

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.

Can you create a Tinder account without a phone number?

– 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