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Tinder is bringing its advanced ID verification system to the US and UK

Tinder is bringing an ID verification system to users in the US, UK, Brazil and Mexico. The enhanced verification process requires a video selfie and a valid driver’s license or passport.

Tinder has long required users to take photos or video selfies as part of its verification process, which would provide a blue checkmark to illustrate authenticity. Tinder started testing this system last year in New Zealand and Australia, and it must have worked out just fine, given the broader roll-out. Garbo ended up breaking it off with Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, after disagreements over payments and how to best use the tool.

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