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Tinder Will Soon Let You Run Background Checks

rahwillz Posted on March 16, 2021 at 6:22 am

LONDON, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 24: The "Tinder" app logo is seen amongst other dating apps on a mobile phone screen on November 24, 2016 in London, England. Following a number of deaths linked to the use of anonymous online dating apps, the police have warned users to be aware of the risks involved, following the growth in the scale of violence and sexual assaults linked to their use. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

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Tinder will soon let you run background checks on potential dates.

The parent company of Tinder, Match Group, who also owns several other popular dating sites like OkCupid and Hinge have to announce that it’s partnering with a nonprofit, female-founded group by the name of Garbo to help make background checks available for users.

We’re excited to announce our partnership with @garbo_io that will help make their groundbreaking technology accessible to our members https://t.co/kBl2Rqih5P

— Tinder (@Tinder) March 15, 2021

Garbo was founded in 2018 by a survivor of gender-based violence by the name of Kathryn Kosmides. The Group collects public records and reports both abuse and violence.