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Tinder is bringing ID verification checks to UK and US


Dating app Tinder is set to roll out verification checks in the US and UK, after a successful pilot in Australia and New Zealand.

Announced today (Feb. 20) on the Tinder Newsroom, the infamous matchdating app will be adding the additional step of having users confirm the authenticity of profiles. While the focus is on improving safety measures, the pilot showed that users who completed the ID verification option saw a 67% increase in matches than those not verified. Heading straight into a regional newsroom, after graduating with a BA (Hons) degree in Journalism, Sophie started by working for Reach PLC.

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