Previously Tinder members could block someone only after there was a match and one party subsequently filed a report.
Now blocking can happen right away.
Another new feature in Tinder, Long Press Reporting, speeds up the process for filing complaints.
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App users can just press on an offensive or shady message and report bad behavior from there.
Dating apps are just a part of global fraud, he adds, and high-volume fraud still occurs.
We have a catchphrase here: Dont take the call, make the call, he says.
Be honest with yourself; if someone seems too good to be true, they probably are.
And keep conversations on platformin this case, on the dating appuntil real trust has been established.
As soon as someone registers, were trying to understand, Is this a real person?
And are they a person with good intentions?
Ultimately, though, AI will do only so much.
Humans are both the scammers and the weak link on the other side of the scam, Steinbach says.
In my mind it boils down to one message: You have to be situationally aware.
I dont care what app it is; you cant rely on only the tool itself.
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