Tinder to introduce a new update making it possible for women to only interact with the men they message first

Bumble has eaten into Tinder’s territory with its fast-growing app that claims to have over 26 million users. In a bid to give more power to women on the platform, dating app Tinder is set to introduce a setting that makes it possible for women to only interact with the men they message first. “Often, women don’t really want the pressure of kicking off the conversation, but if they want it, that is great,” Mandy Ginsberg, CEO, Match Group Inc., was quoted as saying by website MarketWatch late on Thursday. Tinder’s parent company Match Group Inc. has said the new option will allow women to choose when to start a conversation but it will not be the default setting as it is in rival app Bumble. Currently, Tinder allows either men or women to make the first move after a mutual match has been made.