Tinder Partnering With Nonprofit To Integrate Background Check Feature Into App

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — Tinder, which has its headquarters in West Hollywood, is hoping to increase those positive experiences by allowing users to order background checks on their dates.

According to Pew Research, roughly six-in-ten online daters (57%) say they have had an overall good experience with online dating platforms, but not every swipe right is a match made in heaven.

Match Group, Tinder’s parent company, said Monday that it is investing in the nonprofit background check organization Garbo, which is aimed at preventing gender-based violence.

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