Tinder would require new customers within the US to confirm their identification with a selfie 

Courting app large Tinder announced on Wednesday that it’s increasing its facial-verification function to extra customers within the U.S. 

The facial-verification function, often known as Face Examine, requires new customers to confirm their identification by submitting a brief video selfie. This initiative goals to cut back impersonation on the platform and be sure that persons are not linked to bots or pretend accounts.

Face Examine creates a 3D video scan of the consumer’s face to confirm its similarity with their profile footage. Members who efficiently full the verification course of earn a badge on their profiles, indicating to others that they’ve been verified. Moreover, the function identifies whether or not the identical face is utilized throughout completely different accounts, offering an extra safeguard towards impersonation and fraudulent profiles.

Tinder says that the video selfies are deleted shortly after assessment however that it retains a “non-reversible, encrypted face map and face vector,” which assist confirm new photographs, spot fraud, and cease individuals from making duplicate accounts. 

The Face Examine function has already been in place in California since June, in addition to in Colombia and Canada. It’s additionally now accessible in Australia, India, and different international locations throughout Southeast Asia. 

Face Examine will roll out to extra U.S. states within the coming months. It can additionally roll out to different relationship apps owned by father or mother firm Match Group in 2026.

Customers have been leaving the Tinder app lately due to points associated to security and privateness, together with unfavorable encounters with different customers. The corporate is going through challenges in incomes income from its consumer base, reporting a 7% drop in paying users throughout the second quarter of 2025.

Since launching the function, Tinder claims to have already seen promising outcomes, together with a 60% discount within the publicity to potential “dangerous actors” and a 40% decline within the variety of “dangerous actor stories.” 

Different corporations have additionally not too long ago launched anti-scam facial-recognition checks. For instance, Meta makes use of comparable know-how to assist customers regain entry to compromised Fb or Instagram accounts. Moreover, Bumble presents photograph verification, requiring members to take a selfie that mimics a pose they choose to get verified.