Anyone else noticing dating app profiles created just for Instagram followers and boosting "influencer" status?

I'm very certain this is online dating's next big problem, and not enough people are talking about it. It's not really a new one, but it's one that's growing: It's basic, everyday people who aren't professional models or anything and don't even live in larger cities using dating apps to boost their Instagram followers and trying to obtain influencer status.

Right now, I use Hinge and Bumble and have been noticing it along my search with profiles that often feature the person's Instagram handle in their profile. They aren't escorts, and they aren't fake profiles. Visit their Instagrams, and you notice they're normal people nearby who have public IG profiles, and every picture is of them working out at the gym, taking selfies, and posting thirst traps attached with a dozen hashtags.

Today, one of them matched with me on Hinge and the only reason I engaged was because she had a full profile written with every indication that she was looking to meet someone. Shortly into talking, she suggested I follow her on Instagram. I checked out her IG, and it was as I mentioned. We chatted a bit more, but then she said, "I'm actually not on here to date. I'm just here to network. I hope that's okay with you." I let her know that I was looking to meet someone, and that I felt her profile was otherwise misleading and not really fair to people genuinely trying to meet someone IRL and not be clickbaited by an influencer. I then reported the profile to Hinge and explained the profile was just looking for Instagram followers under the false pretense of a profile looking to date, and unmatched. Doubt it will do anything, but it'd be nice if they took it down.

Anyone else noticing this a lot more? I also want to make clear that there's a huge difference between Instagram models who travel the globe, and these types, because these types are just pretty normal people trying to make themselves into influencer celebrities.



Submitted January 05, 2020 at 12:13AM

I'm very certain this is online dating's next big problem, and not enough people are talking about it. It's not really a new one, but it's one that's growing: It's basic, everyday people who aren't professional models or anything and don't even live in larger cities using dating apps to boost their Instagram followers and trying to obtain influencer status.Right now, I use Hinge and Bumble and have been noticing it along my search with profiles that often feature the person's Instagram handle in their profile. They aren't escorts, and they aren't fake profiles. Visit their Instagrams, and you notice they're normal people nearby who have public IG profiles, and every picture is of them working out at the gym, taking selfies, and posting thirst traps attached with a dozen hashtags.Today, one of them matched with me on Hinge and the only reason I engaged was because she had a full profile written with every indication that she was looking to meet someone. Shortly into talking, she suggested I follow her on Instagram. I checked out her IG, and it was as I mentioned. We chatted a bit more, but then she said, "I'm actually not on here to date. I'm just here to network. I hope that's okay with you." I let her know that I was looking to meet someone, and that I felt her profile was otherwise misleading and not really fair to people genuinely trying to meet someone IRL and not be clickbaited by an influencer. I then reported the profile to Hinge and explained the profile was just looking for Instagram followers under the false pretense of a profile looking to date, and unmatched. Doubt it will do anything, but it'd be nice if they took it down.Anyone else noticing this a lot more? I also want to make clear that there's a huge difference between Instagram models who travel the globe, and these types, because these types are just pretty normal people trying to make themselves into influencer celebrities.
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