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Tinder Plans To Eliminate Catfishing

It’s been working overseas. Input magazine says Tinder plans to eliminate catfishing with ID documents. Users will have to verify their identity by uploading official documents like a passport or…

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MIAMI, FL – AUGUST 14: In this photo illustration, the icon for the dating app Tinder is seen on the screen of an iPhone on August 14, 2018 in Miami, Florida. The co-founders of Tinder and eight other former and current executives of the dating app are suing the service’s current owners for at least $2 billion. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

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It's been working overseas.

Input magazine says Tinder plans to eliminate catfishing with ID documents. Users will have to verify their identity by uploading official documents like a passport or driver's license.

The company has been successfully using the feature in Japan since 2019. Tinder says, “We know one of the most valuable things Tinder can do to make members feel safe is to give them more confidence that their matches are authentic and more control over who they interact with”

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