{"id":32660,"date":"2017-03-18T08:30:44","date_gmt":"2017-03-18T15:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/?p=32660"},"modified":"2017-03-09T12:00:03","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T20:00:03","slug":"gay-dating-app-bans-certain-words-from-profiles-to-promote-safer-sex","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/gay-dating-app-bans-certain-words-from-profiles-to-promote-safer-sex\/","title":{"rendered":"Gay Dating App Bans Certain Words From Profiles To Promote Safer Sex\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/best_phone_sex_niteflirt_disneyprinces.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-27949 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.niteflirt.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/best_phone_sex_niteflirt_disneyprinces.gif\" alt=\"best_phone_sex_niteflirt_disneyprinces\" width=\"636\" height=\"358\" \/><\/a>In an attempt to promote safer sex, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scruff.com\/\">the gay dating app, Scruff<\/a>, has banned certain words from users&#8217; profiles that are linked with risky sexual behavior. What are the words currently prohibited from their users&#8217; profiles? \u201cParty\u201d and \u201cchem,\u201d which are both code words for drugs and chemsex, a dangerous phenomenon in the gay community that&#8217;s claimed many lives.<\/p>\n<p>While Scruff admittedly has good intentions, many users have easily gotten around the new ban by simply swapping out a letter for a number, like \u201cch3m\u201d and \u201cp4rty.\u201d Not only that, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeed.com\/patrickstrudwick\/this-gay-dating-app-wont-let-you-use-the-word-party-in-case?utm_term=.xoJ7n2PlA#.ol8Y91o2B\">Buzzfeed recently wrote<\/a> about a man who discovered the rule after his profile was rejected because he couldn\u2019t say he was a member of the Labour Party, since the app indiscriminately filters out certain words without checking for context. In a statement, Nigel Whitfield said: \u201cI know the Labour party is a bit fucked up at the moment but I\u2019m pretty sure the problem isn\u2019t that it\u2019s on drugs.\u201d Scruff, do you allow the word \u201cfail\u201d on your app?\u2014it seems maybe you should check that one out for yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Want to promote safe sex? 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