Tinder bans Pawtucket woman after she used it to recruit players for her kickball team
LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: The "Tinder" app logo is seen on a mobile phone screen on November 24, 2016 in London, England. Following a number of deaths linked to the use of anonymous online dating apps, the police have warned users to be aware of the risks involved, following the growth in the scale of violence and sexual assaults linked to their use. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)
Gianna Pecchia did something brilliant if you ask me. She joined Tinder so she could find some players for her kickball team. She’s from Pawtucket, RI and plays for Clubwaka, an adult sports league, originally founded as the World Kickball Association. She needed to find 18 people for her own team and 7 for other teams and she figured Tinder would be the best way to do it. She didn’t hide it. She put it right on her profile. Only problem is, there are strict rules on Tinder against solicitation and promotion. “One day, I went to log in, and it said you’re banned for life. For life! — it seems a little severe,” Pecchia told Clubwaka. “So that put a huge deterrent in my recruiting.”
Read more about Clubwaka HERE.
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