“NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS (OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN PLACES WHERE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS IS NOT THE AGE OF MAJORITY) ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEMPT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO VIEW, DOWNLOAD, POSSESS, OR OTHERWISE USE THE GRINDR SERVICES.”
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The prohibition is absolute and covers even indirect or attempted access, leaving no ambiguity about the minimum age required to use the platform.
Any person under 18 is barred from any form of access to or use of Grindr Services, including attempts that are indirect.
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"NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS (OR THE AGE OF MAJORITY IN PLACES WHERE EIGHTEEN (18) YEARS IS NOT THE AGE OF MAJORITY) ARE AUTHORIZED TO ATTEMPT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO VIEW, DOWNLOAD, POSSESS, OR OTHERWISE USE THE GRINDR SERVICES.Excerpt from Grindr's Terms of Service
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The prohibition is absolute and covers even indirect or attempted access, leaving no ambiguity about the minimum age required to use the platform.
Any person under 18 is barred from any form of access to or use of Grindr Services, including attempts that are indirect.
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