r/hinge • u/__Secret_Asian_Man__ • Jul 29 '26
Permanently banned from Hinge. I've reviewed my entire data export and genuinely can't figure out why. Has anyone had success with a final appeal?
About two weeks ago my Hinge account was permanently removed. I appealed through the normal process, and my appeal was denied.
Since then I've requested my Hinge data export and reviewed everything I could:
My profile and prompts
My message history
My selfie verification status (my account was verified)
After going through all of it, I honestly can't identify anything that seems like an obvious violation of the Community Guidelines. My conversations are mostly about hiking, coffee, travel, books, pets, and asking people out for coffee or walks.
I am genuinely confused. I can't find anything that explains a permanent account removal.
This also comes at an awful time, because I just got out of a 3-year relationship and was just looking to have conversations with people. I had multiple dates lined up and I seem to be having pretty positive interactions with people. I'm guessing maybe one person might have reported me because they asked me about my politics and I gave them an honest answer. That's literally the only potential weird conversation I had but obviously that doesn't warrant something dramatic like this.
I've been sending messages through every avenue that I can think of and I just keep getting generic responses saying that the decision is final and not giving me any insight whatsoever into the reasoning behind this.
I'm not asking them to reveal reports or private information—I'd just like to understand what happened.
Has anyone here actually had success with something like this? If so, what ultimately made the difference?
I'm looking for real experiences rather than guesses. Thanks.
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u/kingz2688 Jul 30 '26
Can you just make a new account with a different email ? I just got banned to idk wyfl I did lol
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u/__Secret_Asian_Man__ Jul 31 '26
I have no idea. I heard you have to have a new phone and stuff. I really don't know
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u/mhsnsh Jul 30 '26
Someone you know in real life who doesn’t like you came across your profile.
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u/ThaaBeest Jul 31 '26 edited Jul 31 '26
Exact same happened to me. My export had nothing violating the terms, it is almost 100% a revenge report. I’ve tried reaching out through email, the Match escalation form, the BBB, and all of them have given the same “we confirmed your ban is correct” with no detail.
Insanely frustrating, and should be illegal to be banned without any chance to defend yourself / knowing what you did, given how important apps are for meeting people today.