<s>
Scruff	B-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
SCRUFF	B-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
international	O
social	O
application	O
for	O
men	O
seeking	O
men	O
that	O
runs	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
app	O
has	O
approximately	O
15+	O
million	O
members	O
worldwide	O
with	O
Scruff	B-Application
downloads	O
taking	O
place	O
throughout	O
180	O
countries	O
and	O
six	O
continents	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
opt	O
to	O
purchase	O
a	O
paid	O
membership	O
,	O
Scruff	B-Application
Pro	O
,	O
to	O
access	O
additional	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scruff	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
app	O
to	O
include	O
options	O
for	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
military	O
and	O
transgender	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
launched	O
Scruff	B-Application
Version	O
5	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
new	O
communities	O
,	O
relationship	O
types	O
,	O
sex	O
preferences	O
,	O
and	O
safety	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Scruff	B-Application
stopped	O
using	O
third-party	O
programmatic	O
ads	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
banner	O
ads	O
,	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
a	O
revenue	O
model	O
based	O
on	O
subscriptions	O
and	O
direct	O
advertising	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
August	O
2018	O
,	O
Scruff	B-Application
does	O
not	O
require	O
members	O
to	O
provide	O
information	O
about	O
race	O
or	O
ethnicity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
after	O
multiple	O
suspensions	O
from	O
Google	O
Play	O
,	O
Scruff	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
banning	O
profile	O
photos	O
featuring	O
"	O
sexually	O
suggestive	O
embraces	O
"	O
or	O
members	O
in	O
their	O
underwear	O
or	O
in	O
swimming	O
trunks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scruff	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
live-streaming	O
trivia	O
game	O
show	O
called	O
"	O
Hosting	O
"	O
in	O
March	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
compete	O
for	O
cash	O
prizes	O
by	O
answering	O
LGBT-themed	O
pop	O
culture	O
and	O
history	O
questions	O
through	O
the	O
Scruff	B-Application
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Scruff	B-Application
was	O
included	O
in	O
Digital	O
Trends	O
 '	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
Best	O
LGBT	O
dating	B-Application
apps	I-Application
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Dot	O
named	O
Scruff	B-Application
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
9	O
best	O
dating	O
sites	O
and	O
apps	O
for	O
gay	O
men.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
TechRadar	O
included	O
Scruff	B-Application
on	O
its	O
list	O
of	O
"	O
best	O
dating	B-Application
apps	I-Application
2019.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
chief	O
executive	O
officer	O
Eric	O
Silverberg	O
said	O
that	O
Scruff	B-Application
has	O
no	O
plans	O
to	O
integrate	O
with	O
Facebook	O
due	O
to	O
concerns	O
about	O
privacy	O
and	O
data	O
mining	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founder	O
Johnny	O
Skandros	O
and	O
Scruff	B-Application
's	O
Pit	O
Crew	O
were	O
featured	O
as	O
guests	O
on	O
Season	O
6	O
of	O
RuPaul	O
's	O
Drag	O
Race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scruff	B-Application
supported	O
the	O
Delhi	O
International	O
Queer	O
Theater	O
and	O
Film	O
Festival	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
YouTube	O
personality	O
and	O
model	O
Brendan	O
Jordan	O
partnered	O
with	O
Scruff	B-Application
to	O
promote	O
National	O
Coming	O
Out	O
Day	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
character	O
Barry	O
Glickman	O
says	O
"	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
n't	O
have	O
any	O
gay	O
people	O
here	O
,	O
why	O
is	O
my	O
Scruff	B-Application
going	O
crazy	O
right	O
now	O
?	O
"	O
</s>
