Tinder Bans Under 18 Users

Online dating company, Tinder has announced that users under 18 will not be able to access its app starting from next week.

On a platform that has facilitated over 11 billion connections; we have the responsibility of constantly assessing our different user experiences. Consistent with this responsibility, we have decided to discontinue service for under 18 users, we believe this is the best policy moving forward, Tinder said in a press release.

We have been reviewing this policy since early this year and believe it is the right thing to do.  A number of factors go into making a decision like this, but we’re confident we landed on the right policy, said Rosette Pambakian, Tinder’s Vice President of Communications.

The development comes after the company earlier promised a new transgender-friendly user experience. Until now, users between 13 and 18 have been in their own Tinder world, not showing up on the app for any swipers over the age of 18.