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March 15, 2021 01:00 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22327854/match-group-garbo-tinder-background-check-update
Tinder will soon let you run a background check on a potential date
Tinder and other Match Group-owned apps are going to let their users run background checks on possible dates. The company announced an investment in Garbo, a nonprofit that looks to allow people to run background checks with only their first name and phone number or full name. The investment, of which Match didn’t disclose the amount, will help make the group’s tech available to Match’s users, starting with the company’s most popular app: Tinder.
This means Tinder users will be able to vet their dates with details like their arrest record or history of violence. That could dramatically affect who finds success on the app and who doesn’t. Garbo says it collects “public records and reports of violence or abuse, including arrests,...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/15/22327854/match-group-garbo-tinder-background-check-update
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