Bumble Bans

[viking22]

I got banned from Bumble a few years ago. I've tried Hinge but it is nowhere near as good.

I have made multiple appeals with no success. I have tried being polite and promising to respect Community guidelines in future and expressed my genuine desire to find romantic connections and the personal growth I have undergone during the time I was banned. I have made threats to report them to consumer protection agencies and media outlets commenting on the undemocratic nature of the appeal process and their shoddy treatment of a long serving customer who has paid hundreds of dollars on subscription fees and also their retention of personal data of mine without my consent but that fell on deaf ears and I just get automated messages about how the decision has been carefully reviewed and is final etc.

I have also tried creating new profiles with different devices/phone numbers/email addresses etc. but within minutes they ban those accounts.

I have no idea what I did wrong and they always say to protect the integrity of their moderation process as well as their members they cannot share details and just make a vague reference to violating Community guidelines. I have heard said that if you get a certain number of reports you get an automatic ban and if you have been on the app for years and interacted with thousands of women it is probably inevitable that there will be the occasional misunderstanding or miscommunication or a girl is having a bad day or is annoyed at you for some reason. Certainly if you look on reddit etc. bans seem to be endemic.

Regardless of the fairness of it all the reality is that Bumble has a very large share of the dating market and is the preferred app of a lot of attractive women and it is a very efficient way to date so I want to figure a way to get back on it. Has anyone had any success working around bans or making successful appeals?

 

[Barrister]

I have had the exact opposite experience and gotten a slightly better quality match on Hinge. I’m guessing it probably depends on where you live.

As to the question, I’ve had a friend with an experience similar to yours who got reported over something incredibly stupid by a woman and now is seemingly banned forever. I do understand the utility of OLD for people who don’t naturally meet people throughout their days so just saying cold approach isn’t a viable option at all times. That said, it isn’t so much better than the other options. I think I’d just roll with Hinge for a year and if you’re still looking for dates at that point give it another go with another device. I’m guessing there is something that is recognizing an IP address. I can’t imagine it’s more sophisticated than that where there is a facial recognition “hit list” but maybe there is.

 

[We_ArE_VeNOM]

I got banned from Bumble a few years ago. I've tried Hinge but it is nowhere near as good.

I have made multiple appeals with no success. I have tried being polite and promising to respect Community guidelines in future and expressed my genuine desire to find romantic connections and the personal growth I have undergone during the time I was banned. I have made threats to report them to consumer protection agencies and media outlets commenting on the undemocratic nature of the appeal process and their shoddy treatment of a long serving customer who has paid hundreds of dollars on subscription fees and also their retention of personal data of mine without my consent but that fell on deaf ears and I just get automated messages about how the decision has been carefully reviewed and is final etc.

I have also tried creating new profiles with different devices/phone numbers/email addresses etc. but within minutes they ban those accounts.

I have no idea what I did wrong and they always say to protect the integrity of their moderation process as well as their members they cannot share details and just make a vague reference to violating Community guidelines. I have heard said that if you get a certain number of reports you get an automatic ban and if you have been on the app for years and interacted with thousands of women it is probably inevitable that there will be the occasional misunderstanding or miscommunication or a girl is having a bad day or is annoyed at you for some reason. Certainly if you look on reddit etc. bans seem to be endemic.

Regardless of the fairness of it all the reality is that Bumble has a very large share of the dating market and is the preferred app of a lot of attractive women and it is a very efficient way to date so I want to figure a way to get back on it. Has anyone had any success working around bans or making successful appeals?

You getting banned was a sign for you to get off dating/swipe apps, and go out cold approaching.

 

[Sega Genesis]

@viking22 the reason you keep getting banned has to do with your IP address. Which moderators have access to and can identify you even when using different devices, email addresses etc.

Try getting a VPN (Virtual Private Network). I don't know very much about other than it hides your IP address and encrypts your personal data.

Other members here may have more information about it. Your cable provider may be able to help you as well.

From AI...

"VPN (Virtual Private Network) creates a secure, encrypted connection (a "tunnel") between your device and the internet, routing your traffic through a remote server to hide your IP address, encrypt your data, and enhance online privacy and security. It makes your online activity private from your ISP, hackers, and advertisers, acting like a secure middleman that shields your data from prying eyes."

 

[Solomon]

I got banned from Bumble a few years ago. I've tried Hinge but it is nowhere near as good.

I have made multiple appeals with no success. I have tried being polite and promising to respect Community guidelines in future and expressed my genuine desire to find romantic connections and the personal growth I have undergone during the time I was banned. I have made threats to report them to consumer protection agencies and media outlets commenting on the undemocratic nature of the appeal process and their shoddy treatment of a long serving customer who has paid hundreds of dollars on subscription fees and also their retention of personal data of mine without my consent but that fell on deaf ears and I just get automated messages about how the decision has been carefully reviewed and is final etc.

I have also tried creating new profiles with different devices/phone numbers/email addresses etc. but within minutes they ban those accounts.

I have no idea what I did wrong and they always say to protect the integrity of their moderation process as well as their members they cannot share details and just make a vague reference to violating Community guidelines. I have heard said that if you get a certain number of reports you get an automatic ban and if you have been on the app for years and interacted with thousands of women it is probably inevitable that there will be the occasional misunderstanding or miscommunication or a girl is having a bad day or is annoyed at you for some reason. Certainly if you look on reddit etc. bans seem to be endemic.

Regardless of the fairness of it all the reality is that Bumble has a very large share of the dating market and is the preferred app of a lot of attractive women and it is a very efficient way to date so I want to figure a way to get back on it. Has anyone had any success working around bans or making successful appeals?

I got banned of Hinge in 2022, this was my 2nd bann; I got around the first one by buying a new device, but I didn't buy it for Hinge (I needed another device for my side business) r/swipehelper used to be a good source to reboot but sites like Hinge and Bumble use AI facial recogniztion now which makes it harder to pull off, my advice change the VPN, take brand new pictures, if a girl flakes or stops talking don't just leave them BLOCK them, some girls are petty and like to report men not just for men's rude behavior but if they feel slighted

 

[sevbucmash]

I have also tried creating new profiles with different devices/phone numbers/email addresses etc. but within minutes they ban those accounts.

First screen, it asks you to verify a phone number. Make sure you use a phone number.
Second screen, it asks you to create a passkey. Most likely you have a passkey which identifies you. You must delete it before registering.

Then comes data like your name, birthday and ****. That's not interesting.

E-mail you don't have to provide.

So yea, they identify you via a passkey. Remove passkey from your password manager.

 

[viking22]

Managed to get past all the automated messages and through to a manager. They said that the cause of my ban was a report made by a user in relation to off platform behaviour and this was determined to violate their community guidelines in relation to harmful/abusive conduct and considered by reporting users to be inappropriate and hurtful.

Seems incredible they can ban someone and uphold a ban based on a he said/she said scenario and allegations relating to interactions outside their field of view but at least I have got through to a real person. Any suggestions on how to argue my case?

Obviously if I cannot get anywhere I will have to explore VPN type options

sevbucmash i got a different phone number from online. with your method do i need a new phone as i tried using bumble for web and while i got a security code sent to my new phone number when i try to enter it in on the web i get stuck