How it works
A user sets the stated age, gender and location of people they want to meet. Swiping right on someone’s profile indicates that a user likes them and swiping left indicates they are not interested in connecting with them. If two users both swipe right on each other’s profile, it’s a ‘match’ and they can chat in the app.
Users must share their location with Tinder in order to find local matches. They can add information like their interests, company and sexual orientation to their profile. They can use the Explore tab to search for users with specific goals or interests in kind, such as looking for short-term fun, or being sporty. Users can pay for things like unlimited swipes, boosting their profile visibility or preventing the app from showing their distance from other users. Tinder automatically filters messages and video calls for identifiable malicious or illegal activity.
Parental controls or safety settings available
Tinder is for adults so it has no parental controls but it uses an age assurance system to try to ensure all users are aged 18 or above. Safety settings include the ability for a user to:
• Prevent others from seeing if a message has been read or if they’ve been on the app recently
• Hide their profile from other users (but then they cannot see other new profiles)
• Block and report other users
• Turn off personalised advertising
