Tinder now requires facial scans for new UK users

Summary: Tinder is making a big change for new users in the UK. If you want to join the dating app, you now have to scan your face. You take a short video selfie, and Tinder checks to see if it matches your profile pictures. If it does, you get a verified badge! This new "Face Check" rule is already happening in the U.S., Canada, and other countries.

Tinder is doing this to stop scammers and fake profiles, which have already dropped by 60% thanks to the tech. It also helps the app follow the new UK Online Safety Act. Dating apps have been facing lawsuits lately for not being safe enough, so this is a major step to protect users from bad actors.

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