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Tinder introduces passport-scanning ID checks

The dating app, which has been targeted by scammers, has previously trialled the system in Australia

Anyone who signs up to the voluntary scheme will get an icon on their profile, verifying their age and likeness are authentic. The charity Victim Support said the move was welcome but added platforms like Tinder needed to "go further". "Ensuring ID verification is mandatory across all dating apps, rather than optional, would be more robust," charity spokesman Wayne Stevens told the BBC.

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