Tinder’s verification process now uses AI and video selfies

Tinder is rolling out an update to its AI-powered photo authentication feature today. This has allowed app users to prove to others that they are neither bots nor catfish. Previously, users would pose and take a picture of themselves as instructed, authenticate on the dating app, and receive a blue check. Now, Tinder enhances this process by requiring video selfies instead of photos. Additionally, users will soon be able to restrict chats to photo-verified members only.

The change is part of Tinder’s efforts to make the app safer for members, according to the company.

However, the feature also comes at a time when it has become much easier to leverage AI tools to create fake photos and personas. This could lead to dating apps being filled with fake people who are really just bots ready to spam matches. is a stronger means of verifying people’s identities and weeding out spammers.

Tinder says it works with a third-party partner to manage the video selfie verification process rather than running it in-house, though it didn’t name the vendor.

However, the new model first requires the user to complete a series of video prompts, which the AI ​​uses to match that the person in the video also matches the person in the profile picture the user wants to see.

When the update rolls out from Wednesday, users aiming for photo verification, or those who want to keep their existing verifications, will be required to take a video selfie.

Existing Photo Verified users will immediately start receiving prompts in the app to upgrade to the latest version of Photo Verification if they want to keep their blue ticks on Tinder, the company said. Not only will this ensure members are authenticated via a more robust video selfie feature, but it will also address an issue where his expired Tinder user’s authenticated photos reverted back to the app years ago. can.

In addition to updating the ability to use videos instead of photos, Tinder later introduced a new feature that allows users to only see other photo-verified members in their recommendations, via their message settings. To do. Members may also ask to see matching photos before being allowed to send messages. (However, it’s hard to imagine how this would make a better first impression!)

Tinder Gold subscribers, on the other hand, can filter their Likes page to photo-verified members only.

According to the company, photo verification has been proven to increase matches on the service, allowing users to be more certain that potential matches are real people, not bots, and look like their own photo. According to Tinder, users between the ages of 18 and 25, for example, are 10% more likely to get a match when they have photo verification.

The photo verification feature is rolling out to Tinder’s global users today, but the ability to restrict messages to only “photo verified members” will come “in the coming months,” Tinder said.