Welsh TV presenter presenter Gethin Jones says he was banned from Hinge after the courting app obtained greater than 300 complaints from individuals who thought he was catfishing (impersonating another person on-line with intent to deceive) on the platform.
The BBC presenter told the Restless Natives podcast hosts Martin Compston and Gordon Good he was “kicked off” the platform twice for violating its codes of conduct.
Jones mentioned: “I ought to know higher to not confirm my account.
“The second when I’ve to write down to Hinge, ‘Pricey Hinge’ on a Thursday night time, by yourself, writing to a web-based courting app. ‘Hello it’s Gethin right here, 46. I simply need to get my a reimbursement as a result of it’s not likely working for me,’ consuming some cereal as a result of I hadn’t received some meals in.
“That was after I was like ‘what am I doing with my life’.”
BBC News asked Hinge to comment. On its web site, Hinge mentioned if a person was banned then “we’ve detected exercise related together with your account that violated our Phrases of Service. We take violations of our insurance policies very critically,”
Its coverage mentioned customers should not “misrepresent your identification, age, present or earlier positions, {qualifications}, or affiliations with an individual or entity”.
Jones is a well-liked presenter within the UK. Having labored for The One Present (BBC) and This Morning (ITV), he now presents the BBC’s every day journal present Morning Stay. He was beforehand engaged to
Jones was beforehand engaged to Welsh singer Katherine Jenkins earlier than the couple cut up in 2011.
