Hinge app rolling out video verification feature to confirm user authenticity
Hinge dating app will launch the technology next month
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The popular dating app Hinge is rolling out "Selfie Verification" in an effort to help confirm the authenticity of its users.
The tool uses a combination of technology and human moderators to compare profile photos with a video selfie taken in real time within the app.
After the selfie is captured, facial recognition technology compares facial geometries to photos on the user's profile,
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Facial geometry data is deleted following verification, usually within a period of 24 hours.
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Once the selfie is confirmed, a "Verified" badge is added to the user's profile.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Hinge profile (Hinge)
To detect fraud, machine-learning technology is in place and Hinge has trained content monitors.
For example, there are automatic scans of profiles for red-flag language and images, device fingerprinting and photo hashtags, and manual reviews of suspicious profiles, activities and user-generated reports.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Hinge also blocks email and IP addresses as well as other identifiers associated with known bad actors.
"At Hinge, our team utilizes a series of AI and machine learning tools that proactively remove potentially fraudulent accounts before a user ever sees them or before harm can occur. We also continuously invest in innovative technology and moderation tools to help prevent and disrupt potential harm," a Hinge spokesperson told F. "Next month, Hinge is rolling out Selfie Verification globally as an additional step to help users confirm the authenticity of profiles."
HONG KONG, CHINA - 2018/12/02: In this photo illustration, the online dating app Hinge logo is seen displayed on an Android mobile device with a figure of hacker in the background. ((Photo Illustration by Miguel Candela/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Selfie Verification will be available to all users in December.
Wired reported on an increase in fake Hinge accounts. The outlet said a Match Group spokeswoman confirmed photographic verification would be coming to Hinge, OKCupid and Match.com in the coming months.
According to the Federal Trade Commission, reports of romance scams hit a record $547 million in 2021.