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Tinder to add panic button and anti-catfishing tech

Tinder's new verification feature.
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Tinder is adding a panic button and other safety features to its dating app.

The new functions will include emergency assistance and location tracking, as well as photo verification.

Parent company Match Group - which also owns PlentyOfFish, OkCupid and Hinge - aims to roll out the features on its other dating platforms later this year.

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Tinder user surge buoys Match Group earnings

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A surge in Tinder users has helped owner Match Group post better-than-expected revenues for the three months to March.

The dating app - which lets users swipe right or left to like or reject potential matches -reported 4.7 million average subscribers in the quarter, 1.3 million more than last year.

That helped boost quarterly revenues for Match Group, a US-based firm that owns other dating sites including Match.com, by around 14% to $464.6m (£355.3).