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Left Swipe, Right Swipe: Tinder users react to new safety feature

ating app Tinder is quite pop- themselves, Tinder wrote on Twitter, After recording the video, tap
ular among the new gener- “Real recognizes real. That’s why our on ‘Submit’ and within a few min-
Dation of people. But dating Photo Verified members can now ask utes, the user would find out if his or
through this mobile application to their matches to get verified before her photo verification request is ap-
find a potential match can land peo- chatting, so you can focus your energy proved or not.
ple in trouble if they later discover on verified cuties only.” For verification, Tinder will com-
that the other person’s identity is What is the new ‘photo pare the selfie video to members’ pro-
fake. Considering the risk, Tinder is verified’ process? file photos through a combination of
going to extra layer to its photo verifi- Until now, members were re- “trusty humans and facial recognition
cation process in the coming months. quired to take still photos while hold- technology” to compare the facial
Many users welcomed Tinder’s move, held for opening fake profiles on Tin- ing a series of static poses. These geometry in the selfies submitted by
saying that this new feature would der. This new feature will save mem- photos were then compared against users and in their profile pics.
bring additional safety and restrict bers from falling prey to fake users.” others on the member’s profile. Now, Video selfie in photo verification
fake users. The company, in a recent blog, to get blue checkmarks members will is completely free and now available
“I had encountered many fake announced that the ‘photo verifica- globally. However, the ability to se-
profiles earlier. Even had a harrowing tion’ process would soon require all have to complete a series of video lect “photo verified members” only
prompts. According to Tinder, while
experience. And I believe this goes users to compulsorily upload self- no photo verification process is per- in Message Settings will begin rolling
for both men and women,” Payel ie videos. On April 26, Tinder an- fect, this helps Tinder keep those out in the coming months. Tinder will
Singhal (31), an IT professional said. nounced that it is strengthening its blue checkmarks more real. ask all users to update to the latest ver-
“This new feature is a good one and ‘photo verification’ process by asking To verify a profile, users need to sion of photo verification in the com-
will help to counter fraud activities. members to take a selfie video. In open the app and tap on the profile ing months and re-verify themselves.
There should be some authenticity case, one comes across a ‘potential icon. Next, tap the grey checkmark “Whether they’re returning to
of people using the dating app,” she interest’ who isn’t photo verified on next to the member’s name and select Tinder after a break from dating, or
said. Tinder, they can also ask them to get “Continue” once the “Get Verified” if they just don’t upload new photos
Amit Paul (28), a medical profes- verified before taking the conversa- often, there are several reasons why
sional, said, “This is definitely a good tion ahead. text is visible. Then, grant access to someone’s verified photo might not
the camera to record a video selfie.
step. Most of the time, men are being Asking users to photo verify be current,” Tinder said.

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