Tinder rolls out facial verification in Singapore as part of global effort to root out scams
Source: The Straits Times
Published on: 2026-04-08 11:16
SINGAPORE - 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 US and UK. 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 Mr Yoel Roth, the company's senior vice president of trust and safety on April 8. Called Face Check, the safety feature is also expected to be eventually extended in Singapore to Match Group's other social media platforms, including Hinge a...
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