A popular dating app will soon be getting a slew of updates dedicated to safety for its users, both online and in person.
On Thursday, Tinder revealed plans to add a panic button to let users discreetly call for emergency services if they feel they are in danger. The company integrated withNoonlight, a connected safety platform, to implement the feature.
Along with this added safety option, users will also be able to submit details of their upcoming dates, including their time and location. LeComte called it a “first-of-its-kind added security measure” for Tinder users when they move from connecting inside the app to meeting in real life.
According to theWall Street Journal, if a person triggers the Noonlight alarm, the app will ask them to submit a code. If they don’t, a dispatcher will send them a text. If that goes unanswered, the company will notify authorities.
Tinder’s emergency system.Tinder
Along with the panic button, Tinder is also introducing “verified profiles” that will include blue checkmarks on user pages, much like those found on Twitter and Instagram.
In order to receive a checkmark, users will have to go through a photo verification process to prove they are who they depict on the app.
The process involves taking pictures in specific poses — such as giving a wink — that are then compared to their previously uploaded pictures using artificial intelligence. This type of verification is supposed to curb catfishing, the act of someone using a different’s persons pictures to entice a match.
The feature won’t be widely available until later in the year.
Profile verification on Tinder.Tinder
Along with the features, the app will include an option to report offensive messages from matches. The feature — called “Does This Bother You?” — will be available in select markets, the company said. There will also be an “Undo” option that will ask users if they would like to take back a potentially inappropriate message.
Added Seidman: “I’m proud to share these updates, which represent an important step in driving our safety work forward at an unmatched scale.”
source: people.com
