Tinder and its new measures to protect women in the application

The online dating giant continues to work to ensure that its users’ experience, this time targeted more specifically at women, is increasingly safe so they can report misconduct by members of the community.

The company is partnering with the No More campaign, which aims to end domestic violence and combat the disproportionate amount of abuse women face online.

A BBC News report says Tinder offers red flags to look out for when a user is suspect. To do this, he developed several new features, such as – Do you want to review? and “Does this message bother you?”

With the first it is possible to freeze and reflect the content of the message sent via an automatic popup, and if the message continues to be sent, with the second, a popup will also appear on the person who received the message with an invitation to report the content.

For community security LGTBIQ+The Travel Alert feature protects Tinder community members when traveling to countries where their safety is not guaranteed by turning the service off and on.

“We’re seeing this conflict between digital and real life, so we need to make sure everyone we meet online is safe, and that starts with education.”they explain from the company in relation to their idea of ​​educating users rather than warning them that what they are doing is bad.

Data from the UK’s National Crime Agency shows an increase in the number of female victims of online dating-related sexual abuse aged 19 and over. In terms of the data they pulled, 63% felt uncomfortable with a date initiated with this type of app, and worse, 33% experienced harassment or abuse on these dates.

Full participation is more than necessary not only for Tinder, but for all existing dating apps, providing the necessary steps to reduce this troubling data.