Tinder – depending on how you use it – is either a way to meet new people or a practice in swiping. One way or another, it's easily one of the most talked-about apps on the market today. The simplicity of Tinder supposedly removes much of the guesswork of online dating, and it's not all that hard to spend a few minutes every day swiping left or right.
However, as with most social media apps these days, there are a large number of fake profiles crowding the app. While the vast majority of users are perfectly fine with being themselves, there are always those who will get some sort of weird kick out of impersonating the opposite gender or a high-profile celebrity. As a result, most people simply swipe left (or reject, for non-users) any celebrities who pop up in their list. After all, there's no way that's an actual A-lister, right?
Well, as it turns out, they might have been real after all — and better yet, now there's a way to know. Tinder just launched "verified profiles" for celebrities... but is this really a good idea?
"Starting today, you may see a verified symbol on some profiles. Now when notable public figures, celebrities and athletes appear in your recommendations, you'll know it's for real."
That's from Tinder's official announcement, and it's about as simple as it gets: if you see the Verified symbol, you'll know that the person you're looking at is the real deal. It's an interesting concept, and should help quell the number of falsified profiles that pop up on the app... but there's one thing that may throw a wrench into Tinder's plans.
There have been plenty of stories in which users simply swipe right for everyone in their feed, regardless of whether or not they're actually interested. If these sort of people are already causing problems within the app, is adding an easily identifiable symbol for celebrities really going to help? Yes, it's true that it's impossible to search for specific people on Tinder — but if these people are swiping right for everyone, that doesn't matter much in the long run.
Hopefully, everything Tinder-related will continue on as it has, and no real problems will come from this new update. After all, who's to say that movie stars and athletes can't use Tinder, too?
It's just that celebrities are already harassed in a number of different ways — giving rabid fans another way to do just that might not be the best idea.
For more information on Tinder's latest update, head on over to the official blog.
