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Rape under wraps: how Tinder, Hinge and their corporate owner chose profits over safety
Match Group has known for years about abusive users on its dozen dating apps, but leaves millions of people in the dark
But while Match Group has long possessed the tools, financial resources and investigative procedures necessary to make it harder for bad actors to resurface, internal documents show the company resisted efforts to spread them across its apps, in part because safety protocols could stall corporate growth. In its statement, Match Group cast itself as an industry leader in deploying technology to promote safety, including “harassment-preventing AI tools, ID verification for profiles, and a portal that helps us better support and communicate with law enforcement investigating crimes. Photograph: MarkupSuch a system seems robust at first glance – but none of the Match Group’s apps required users to provide photo identification (the kind needed to buy alcohol or board an airplane), so once a person was kicked out, they would easily start a new account with different contact information.
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