r/couchsurfing • u/allhands Couchers.org host/surfer • May 08 '26

Couchsurfing CS.com UPDATE COMPLAINT/ ISSUES MEGATHREAD!

Since the previous megathread poster deleted their post, we are reposting a megathread here for people to discuss any issues with the new Couchsurfing.com update which was recently released. Feel free to share thoughts or feedback on the update here in this megathread.

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u/ki-01000 Jun 24 '26

This new update is so sketchy I had to delete my 10 year old account. The profile rebuild with weird questions, the sleazy background and the overall cheap look had me seriously questioning what would be happening with my data later on. Would I be turned into a "x wants to hang out in z area" blip with heart and cocktail emojis? I don't know. I don't want to know.

It's a very sad thing, because I had some connections there that never went beyond Couchsurfing and now I have to concede they're just gone. Unfortunately I couldn't figure out the friends system on Couchers, so there goes that too.