No more swindling on the dating app: Tinder doing background checks now!
They have levelled up their safety measures.
After the horrible scamming Simon Leviev pulled off on the dating app, it makes sense if you decided to delete Tinder.
You might just want to have it back considering they have now upgraded their security and background checks.
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Users can now run a background check on matches before they go on their first date.
How perfect? You don't have to worry about a swindling situation!
They announced on Wednesday that they are partnering with Garbo, a start-up that runs streamlined and low-cost background checks.
You'll be able to access Garbo's service through the Tinder app and Tinder will offer two free background checks per user.
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The decision to offer access to background checks was made with user safety in mind, Tracey Breeden, the Head of Safety and Social Advocacy at Tinder parent company Match Group, shared.
"Nobody wants to step into a space that's complex, that's difficult. Safety's hard," she said. "And we have to be a part of the conversation. We have to help find a solution."
The service is able to search public records with just a few pieces of a person's information, like their first name and phone number. Garbo will then display any records it can find of arrests and convictions, as well as sex offender registry records.
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So you can imagine what it will say about Leviev now...
Although there are certain pieces of information Garbo cannot include.
They won't display someone's home address and public records pertaining to drug possession, loitering, or vagrancy.
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If a user runs a Garbo search and finds a history of violent crime, they're able to report it to Tinder and Tinder will investigate, she said.
"We don't want people who have a harmful criminal history of violence against people on our platform," Breeden said. "When we do find out about those people, they are banned and removed from not only the Tinder platform, but we can ban and remove them across all of our platforms."
Your online dating career does not have to end, put yourself out there!
There are measures to ensure you are safe...
It's $2.50 (R37,59) per search plus processing fees after the two background checks!
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