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| | |Description=Tinder is a dating app created in 2012. | ||
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|ReleaseYear=2012 | |||
|Website=https://tinder.com/ | |||
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[[wikipedia:Tinder_(app)|'''Tinder''']], created in 2012, is a dating app that allows users to find other people to form relationships. | |||
==Incidents== | |||
===Subscription service=== | |||
While Tinder offers its base service for free, several subscription tiers are available to gain benefits and advantages on the platform. | |||
= | ====Subscription Tiers==== | ||
Tinder has three paid subscription plans that give users various benefits depending on their chosen plan. Each tier includes the benefits from the lower tiers:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions|title=Tinder subscriptions|work=Tinder|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251113163855/https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions|archive-date=2025-11-13|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== Subscription Tiers === | |||
Tinder has three paid subscription plans that give users various benefits depending on their chosen plan. Each tier includes the benefits from the lower tiers:<ref>https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115004487406-Tinder-subscriptions</ref> | |||
*'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches. | *'''Free:''' Users get a limited amount of likes they can give per day, and can chat with matches. | ||
*'''Plus:''' Users get unlimited likes and "rewinds", as well as no advertisements and extra features. | *'''Plus:''' Users get unlimited likes and "rewinds", as well as no advertisements and extra features. | ||
*'''Gold:''' Users get extra features, including seeing who has liked them, "boosts" and "super likes". | *'''Gold:''' Users get extra features, including seeing who has liked them, "boosts" and "super likes". | ||
*'''Platinum:''' Users are able to message others before matching, get "prioritized likes", and are able to see a week-long history of likes. | *'''Platinum:''' Users are able to message others before matching, get "prioritized likes", and are able to see a week-long history of likes. | ||
==== Pricing ==== | ====Pricing==== | ||
The price of Tinder subscriptions differ based on location and currency. When paying monthly, the cost ranges from $24.99/mo to $49.99/mo in the United States, and $26.99/mo to $53.99/mo in Canada.<ref>https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/</ref> | The price of Tinder subscriptions differ based on location and currency. When paying monthly, the cost ranges from $24.99/mo to $49.99/mo in the United States, and $26.99/mo to $53.99/mo in Canada.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/|title=Tinder subscription plans compared|date=2025-11-11|first=Curtis|last=Joe|work=Android Authority|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260105045909/https://www.androidauthority.com/tinder-plus-gold-platinum-3236244/|archive-date=2026-01-05|url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
In Europe, Tinder has faced scrutiny over the use of personalized pricing. A 2022 study in Sweden concluded that Tinder applied 36 different pricing levels, ranging from the equivalent of $3/mo to $36/mo. This reportedly included pricing differences based on the age of the user.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/tinder-to-explain-why-some-eu-users-have-to-pay-more-for-the-app|title=Tinder to explain why some EU users have to pay more for the app|work=TheLocal|date=2024-03-08|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250708201739/https://www.thelocal.com/20240308/tinder-to-explain-why-some-eu-users-have-to-pay-more-for-the-app|archive-date=2025-07-08|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
====Cancellation==== | |||
A Tinder subscription can be cancelled, and is done either from within the app, website, Google Play Store, or Apple App Store, depending on which platform and payment method was used. Regardless, in all cases the subscription is [[click-to-cancel]]. However, a subscription does not get cancelled automatically when deleting the user's account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003554466-Cancel-your-subscription-or-membership|title=Cancel your subscription|work=Tinder|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250620131609/https://www.help.tinder.com/hc/en-us/articles/115003554466-Cancel-your-subscription-or-membership|archive-date=2025-06-20|url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
=== | ===Face Check inconsistencies (''2025-'')=== | ||
On October 22, 2025, Tinder announced the rollout of Face Check technology by [[Facetec]] on their platform for users in the United States.<ref name="TinderPress1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinderpressroom.com/2025-10-22-Tinder-to-Expand-Facial-Verification-Feature-Across-the-U-S-,-Setting-a-New-Standard-for-Dating-Safety|title=Tinder to Expand Facial Verification Feature Across the U.S., Setting a New Standard for Dating Safety|date=2025-10-22|work=Tinder Newsroom|access-date=2026-04-08}}</ref> This was done in order for the company to start "building greater trust, reducing impersonation, and redefining authenticity in dating".<ref name="TinderPress1" /> An investigation by the YouTuber Christophe in April 2026 found out the scan only applies to one image on the profile, allowing [[wikipedia:Pig butchering scam|pig butchering scammers]] to become verified through one single [[AI]] altered image and use stolen images of models from [[Instagram]] for the rest of the profile.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjxAYdUe8uU|title=Something very weird is happening on Tinder|author=Christophe|date=2026-04-08|work=YouTube}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Tinder]] | |||