Hinge is adding video identity verification to combat scam accounts and catfishing
The dating app will prompt users to upload a selfie of themselves.
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Tinder scales back its plans for dating in the metaverse
The company is also losing its CEO and rethinking in-app currency.
A Filipino politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offense
Dude, just go to therapy.We have two newsletters, why not sign up for both?
Grindr location data was reportedly for sale for at least three years (updated)
The company curbed the practice two years ago, but the move may have come too late.
Tinder brings back Festival Mode now that in-person events are a thing again
Hook up before you go to the big show.
Match has a new dating app for single parents
Stir will help them coordinate calendars and find time to meet up.
Tinder now lets you background check your matches
Non-profit service Garbo can help determine if matches have a history of violence.
Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic Village
It's limiting access to the Explore page for the privacy and safety of athletes.
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)
The absence comes after China vowed to crack down on various kinds of online content.
Apple will let dating apps in the Netherlands offer third-party payments
Regulators ordered Apple to open its payment options.
Tinder's upcoming 'Swipe Party' feature lets friends help you choose dates
It would bring a feature online that users already do in person.
Tinder's 'Music Mode' is like a mixtape from potential dates
It lets you hear another member's Anthem when you swipe to their profile.
Match will pay Tinder founders $441 million to settle lawsuit over financial deception (updated)
It's not a clear win for either side.
Tinder thinks you should bring a stranger as a date to your next wedding
What could possibly go wrong?
Lyft now lets you pay for your Tinder date's ride
Lyft and Tinder hope this will jumpstart dating.
Tinder is rolling out its own in-app 'coins'
Spending the currency is supposed to boost your chances of finding a match.
Bumble is opening a restaurant to help people date IRL again
Just like lovebirds used to meet in the Before Times.
Tinder lets people add videos to their dating profiles
A new Explore section is also coming soon to help you find matches based on shared interests.
Dating apps offer free credits and other perks to vaccinated users
The White House has teamed up with Tinder, OkCupid and seven other dating sites.
Bumble disabled its politics filter after it was used to out Capitol rioters
The dating app said it did so to "prevent misuse" and has banned Capitol attack participants.
