The Cork Sexual Violence Centre says the move doesn't go far enough.
Tinder has announced it's going to offer users the opportunity to scan ID to verify their identity.
It will be an optional setting on the dating app, but there are calls to make it compulsory.
Tom Douglas reports:
Tinder confirms wider rollout of ID verification on dating app https://t.co/VqTXqwAjgF
— Irish Independent (@Independent_ie) August 16, 2021
The Chief Executive of Cork Sexual Violence Centre says Tinder should make ID Verification mandatory for all users.
Mary Crilly believes leaving verification optional offers abusers, male and female, a place to hide in plain sight
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