More and more people are dating virtually these days. Tinder, perhaps the most well-known dating app, is starting to test a new video chat feature to help you get to know that potential date without having to meet up and risk your health.
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Available: It's only a test run so far for people in Virginia, Illinois, Georgia, and Colorado in the U.S., and in Brazil, Australia, Spain, Italy, France, Vietnam, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Peru, and Chile. So you may not see this pop-up on your own mobile dating app.
Safety first: It’s not just in-person dating that can be risky, so Tinder has put together some solutions for creepy video chats. For one, you can only video chat if you both consent, and Tinder won’t tell anyone when you’ve turned on the video feature, so they (or you) don’t feel pressured to go live. You can turn off Face to Face based on a single match, or you can turn it off altogether (and turn it back on whenever you want).
A two-way street: Split screen encourages an equal connection: neither of you is bigger than the other on the screen, so you can make sure you show what you want to show without showing what you don’t. Tinder will also ask everyone how the chat went, so you can send a report if something was off with the person or the conversation.