Tinder is making a key change to stop people matching with fakes

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Rory Kozoll, senior vice president for product integrity at Tinder, said: “Giving users more confidence that their matches are authentic is one of the most valuable things we can do for our users. It drives our continued ambition to create a respectful and great experience for all.” open image in gallery The Tinder app is changing The news comes as Tinder, Hinge and other Match dating apps are being sued for having addictive features that encourage “compulsive” use. A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in federal court in the Northern District of California on Valentine’s Day says Match intentionally designs its dating platforms with game-like features that “lock users into a perpetual pay-to-play loop” prioritising profit over promises to help users find relationships. Match’s apps, according to the lawsuit against the company, “employs recognised dopamine-manipulating product features” to turn users into “gamblers locked in a search for psychological rewards that Match makes elusive on purpose.”