Grindr encourages anyone aware of any illegal or improper activity on the app to submit a report either within the app or via email.”Īs with any social media site teenagers use, there are benefits and drawbacks.
Grindr services are only available for adults. When asked about the study results, Grindr offered this statement: “ Grindr does not condone illegal or improper behavior and we are troubled that an underage person may have been using our app in violation of our terms of service. “The sex or hooking up apps are scary because of their bluntness and access, yet Facebook, Snapchat and other apps are often used the same way. “Sexuality in adolescence is such a force that, no matter what we do, it’s going to happen,” he said. He said it’s too easy for less scrupulous apps to jump in and serve LGBTQ teens. But Torres cautioned that pressing for better youth protections on hookup apps, is probably a losing game.
