Tinder rolls out video selfie verification in Singapore to combat scams
Source: The Online Citizen
Published on: 2026-04-08 13:32
Early rollout markets reported a 60 per cent reduction in exposure to bad actors. New Tinder users in Singapore are now required to take a video selfie to verify that they are a real person before they can join the dating platform, which is moving to weed out bots, fake profiles and scammers. Singapore is the latest market in the global rollout of the safety feature by Tinder's parent company Match Group since June 2025. Countries that have implemented the feature earlier include the United States and the United Kingdom. For now, existing users do not need to complete the video selfie verification unless there are signs of suspicious activity, such as liking many profiles in a short period or sending similar messages to multiple accounts, said Yoel Roth, senior vice president of trust and safety at Match Group, on 8 April 2026. Called Face Check, the safety feature is also expected t...
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