“...Yeah, I was wondering why a 12 year old was on Grindr...”
Indeed. Last I heard, in most jurisdictions, adult-oriented services are legally mandated to have pretty stringent age-checks in place.
As a young person, I got around the age restriction by saying Yes to ‘Are you over 18?’. I wasn’t on Grindr, but a few adult stories sites (I was a horny teenager)😀