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A man sits on the edge of a bed in warm lamp light, reading his phone
Analysis
Banned from Hinge for no reason in 2026: what changed
Monday 5th October 2026 · 15 min
A young man sits cross-legged on a blue sofa in a bright room, looking at his phone
Tool
Shadowban test: Tinder, Hinge and Bumble
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 8 min
A spiral-bound desk calendar for 2026 in soft focus, showing February and March
Analysis
Five Match Group brands stopped filing account bans
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
A woman in a white top frowns as she reads a receipt at a wooden desk
Answers
Banned after buying Gold through a VPN?
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 8 min
A small bunch of keys lies on a wooden table beside the corner of a black leather wallet
Answers
Tinder unblocked? Which block it is
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
A closed dark wooden gate with stone posts stands in front of a wooded hillside
Answers
Plenty of Fish blocked: a member, or POF?
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
A woman lies in bed under warm bedside light, looking at her phone
Answers
Facebook Dating shadowban, disabled or blocked
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
An older woman in glasses sits in a pale armchair reading a letter beside a rubber plant
Analysis
Do dating app ban appeals work? What is documented
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 8 min
A woman with long dark hair sits cross-legged on a bed in a sunlit room, typing on a laptop
Answers
Banned straight after signing up? The four reasons
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 11 min
A black-framed magnifying glass rests on a sheet of aged paper beside a fountain pen on a wooden table
Answers
Tinder suspicious activity: what it can mean
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 10 min
A man in a pale blue shirt reads a letter at a kitchen table with a bowl of apples in front of him
Answers
Wrongly banned from Hinge? What to prove and how
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 10 min
A single black chair stands in front of tall windows with green trees outside
Answers
Hinge account deleted? Which of five things it is
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
A round silver padlock closes a bolt on a green painted wooden door
Answers
Can you get around a Hinge ban? What Hinge checks
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 9 min
A woman in a cream knitted jumper sits on a sofa with her chin on her hand, looking out of a window with a phone in her hand
Analysis
Why Hinge bans people: what Hinge tells the EU
Sunday 4th October 2026 · 10 min
A woman in a grey knitted cardigan looks at her phone at a kitchen table
Answers
Email or phone number to appeal a dating app ban?
Saturday 3rd October 2026 · 11 min
A hand circles the 30th on a desk calendar with a blue pen
Answers
Tinder ban older than 6 months: what is still open
Saturday 3rd October 2026 · 10 min
A dark smartphone lies face up on the edge of a light wooden table
Answers
Grindr device ban: does Grindr ban your phone?
Saturday 3rd October 2026 · 9 min
A person in a warm knitted cardigan holds an opened envelope with a folded letter
Answers
How to get unbanned from Bumble, and the odds Bumble reports
Saturday 3rd October 2026 · 11 min
Can you be banned from Facebook Dating? What Meta says, and what it leaves out
Guide
Can you be banned from Facebook Dating? What Meta says, and what it leaves out
Thursday 1st October 2026 · 8 min
Sharon Stone on the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2026
Answers
Banned from dating apps for being famous: what to file
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 12 min
Sharon Stone smiling in a white dress and diamond necklace in February 2024
Answers
Reported as fake on Bumble when it is really you
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 12 min
Zayn Malik in black denim against a grey studio backdrop in 2015
Answers
Banned from Tinder for being fake, when it really is you
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 11 min
Sam Smith singing on stage at Lollapalooza in 2015
Answers
Banned from Hinge for impersonation when it’s really you
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 11 min
Why is my Badoo account blocked? What Badoo tells the EU it terminates accounts for
Analysis
Why is my Badoo account blocked? What Badoo tells the EU it terminates accounts for
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 9 min
Banned from Bumble for no reason? What Bumble tells the EU it bans accounts for
Analysis
Banned from Bumble for no reason? What Bumble tells the EU it bans accounts for
Wednesday 30th September 2026 · 9 min
Two empty chairs at a small table by a curtained window, two drinks and two phones face down
Answers
Banned from Hinge for ghosting? Silence breaks no rule
Sunday 27th September 2026 · 11 min
A woman reading letters by the light of a table lamp
Answers
Hinge appeal denied: every route still open
Saturday 26th September 2026 · 11 min
A man leaning on a cafe counter, looking out of the window
Answers
Hinge shadow ban: why the likes stopped
Sunday 27th September 2026 · 11 min
A man at a kitchen table with his hand to his head, reading a printed page
Answers
Banned from Hinge forever? What permanent really means
Saturday 26th September 2026 · 11 min
How to get around a dating app ban, answered
Answers
How to get around a dating app ban, answered
Wednesday 23rd September 2026 · 82 min
Can Ofcom help with a dating app ban?
Answers
Can Ofcom help with a dating app ban?
Thursday 17th September 2026 · 9 min
A traveller waiting by an airport window at golden hour
Guide
Banned from Tinder while travelling
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 11 min
A passport held above bank cards and tickets
Answers
Tinder says you are under 18, and you are not
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 11 min
The Tinder and Hinge logos side by side
Analysis
Banned from Tinder and Hinge on the same day
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
Shattered glass with a garden blurred behind it
Analysis
Reported by an ex: what a dating app does with it
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
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Analysis
Banned for an OnlyFans link or sex work: what is appealable
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Hinge logo
How-to
How to appeal a Hinge ban, and what sits above the form
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Tinder logo on a dark green ground
Answers
Tinder 'under review': three holds, three exits
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 11 min
The Grindr logo
Guide
Grindr ban appeal: the form, the wait, the device record
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 11 min
Screens of data on a desk
Analysis
Dating-app bans in the EU's DSA database, by the numbers
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Match.com logo
Guide
Match.com suspended or banned: the appeal, the money, the sibling apps
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
A reception desk sign and a service bell
How-to
Tinder's Appeals Center: how the in-app appeal actually works
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Plenty of Fish logo
Answers
'Your account has been deleted' on Plenty of Fish: what it means
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Bumble logo on a dark green ground
Guide
Bumble blocked your account: the appeal, the money, the referee
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 14 min
A woman holding up her phone to take a selfie
Diagnosis
Hinge selfie verification keeps failing: what each message means
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 13 min
The OkCupid logo
Answers
How long does an OkCupid ban last, and how do you appeal it?
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
The Feeld logo on a dark green ground
Guide
Banned from Feeld: why, the appeal, and Feeld's own rules
Wednesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
Denied is one desk
closing. Not the building.
Guide
Tinder appeal denied: the four doors still open
Friday 28th August 2026 · 11 min
An ID request is
a step, not a verdict.
Guide
Hinge asked for my ID: a step, not a verdict
Friday 28th August 2026 · 11 min
The Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid and Plenty of Fish logos together
Analysis
The Match Group escalation team nobody uses
Friday 28th August 2026 · 12 min
A misty path through trees, the end of it out of sight
Diagnosis
Not sure you were banned? Ban, challenge, glitch or shadowban
Tuesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
A face being measured by scanning lines
Analysis
Tinder photo verification and account linking: what Photo Check does to a second account
Tuesday 16th September 2026 · 14 min
A hand holding a sticker reading json
How-to
How to read your Tinder data export: what data.json shows, and what it cannot
Tuesday 16th September 2026 · 12 min
A face lit only by a phone screen in the dark
Analysis
Tinder shadowban: how to tell, and what actually helps
Monday 24th August 2026 · 24 min
A pile of retired phones and music players
Analysis
The “new phone, new number” reset is dying
Wednesday 26th August 2026 · 21 min
The Hinge logo on a dark green ground
Analysis
Banned from Hinge for no reason? The real triggers
Friday 21st August 2026 · 25 min
The European Parliament building with the EU emblem
Guide
DSA Article 21: the appeal route apps hope you never find
Thursday 20th August 2026 · 24 min
A flat lay of phones and devices on a dark desk
Analysis
Can Tinder ban your device? How dating apps actually track you
Tuesday 18th August 2026 · 21 min
Hands drafting a letter at a desk
Craft
How to write a ban appeal that actually gets read
Saturday 15th August 2026 · 25 min
A crowded street of people mid-stride
Analysis
What 660,000 Australian bans tell you about your odds
Thursday 13th August 2026 · 20 min
A woman holding her phone and bank card
How-to
Charged after being banned? How to get your money back
Wednesday 12th August 2026 · 23 min
Stacks of old paper files
How-to
The GDPR requests that move a dating app ban: access first, erasure last
Sunday 9th August 2026 · 23 min
The Tinder wordmark
Answers
How long does a Tinder ban last? Is it permanent?
Thursday 27th August 2026 · 19 min
The Tinder flame
Answers
Why did Tinder ban me? Finding the real reason
Thursday 27th August 2026 · 19 min
The Tinder flame on a dark green ground
Answers
Does deleting your Tinder account remove a ban?
Wednesday 26th August 2026 · 19 min
An old rotary telephone nobody is answering
Answers
How to actually reach dating-app support about a ban
Tuesday 25th August 2026 · 18 min
A magnifying glass on a book index
Answers
What gets you banned on dating apps? The complete list
Monday 24th August 2026 · 19 min
Our first case: the founder’s own Tinder ban, lifted.

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