Tinder Introduces Video Verification Of Users
Dating app Tinder is strengthening its user verification system: it will now ask users to take a series of video selfies to prove they are who they say they are.
The new function appeared against the background of the development of artificial intelligence, which is able to create fake photos of people and use them as bots.
“Tinder users keep telling us that photo verification is one of their most valuable security features. The tool provides another way to help participants better assess the authenticity of the interviewee’s photos. For our members aged 18 to 25, having photo verification makes them 10% more likely to be a match,” said Rory Kozoll, senior vice president of product integrity at Tinder.
Selfie video in Photo Verification is available globally today, and the ability to select only “Verified Member Photos” in Messages settings will begin to roll out in the coming months, the company said.
According to Tinder, Photo Verified members can ask their partner to do the same before chatting, giving them more control over how they interact with other people. In the messaging settings, verified members can also choose to receive messages only from verified members via video selfies.
Now, if participants want to pass photo verification, they will have to complete a series of video prompts. While no photo verification process is perfect, it helps Tinder make those blue ticks more real, the company says.
