Tinder And Hinge Launch New Security Features To Protect Users

The world's largest dating app Tinder, is introducing a new protection feature that will make matching more secure for their users. (photo: x @tinder)

JAKARTA - Tinder and Hinge, the world's two largest dating apps, are introducing a new protection feature that will make matching safer for their users.

Data released last year shows that one in 10 adults in a commitment relationship meet their partner through a dating platform, but also shows that a third of users have safety concerns, USA TODAY previously reported.

Here is what Tinder and Hinge have built into their apps in response.

Tinder - Share My Dating Plan

Tinder, the world's most popular dating app, launched a new security feature called Share Dating Plans that allows users to share their dating plans with friends and family directly from the app.

Tinder, the world's most popular dating app, is rolling out a new feature called Share Dating Plans that will allow those already paired and planning a date to share the plan with family and friends for security purposes, Tinder announced last week.

But there is also excitement in sharing new relationships, the company said. The in-app poll shows that more than half of users under 30 have shared their dating details with friends.

Tinder's new feature will allow users to send their location, date, and date together with their partner's photo until the previous 30 days. Users can also edit the information if there are changes to be followed by the recipient.

Tinder hasn't announced a launch date yet, but a company spokesman said it "users will start seeing it soon."

Hinge - Hidden Words

Hinge releases a new security feature, Hidden Words, that gives users the ability to filter unwanted words, phrases, and emojis in Likes with their Comments.

Hinge, the world's second-largest dating app, launched its own security feature on Wednesday last week.

The feature, Hidden Words, allows users to filter unwanted languages that may appear in their Likes with Comments.

Online harassment, especially in the dating room, has increased, according to an insight from the Pew Research Center cited by Hinge in its report, especially for women, BIPOC, and the LGBTQ+ community. Hidden words are one of the ways Hinge expects to create a safer online experience for the most vulnerable groups.

This feature works when users create "a list of words, phrases, or personal emojis they don't want to see in Likes coming in with Comments," according to the app. If there are things in the list of users that appear, the comments are moved to a separate category where they can be reviewed or deleted. The list can be edited at any time.