The virtual dating service Tinder will receive a built-in video calling function. It will appear before the end of June. Match Group, which owns the rights to the platform, about it in their quarterly report.
According to The Verge resource, the company does not provide any specific details about the new feature. But for her, this update can be very important, given that the service is used human.
The source of the news suggests that the main problem may be the issue of potential harassment when using video chat. It will be much more difficult to moderate such cases than text ones. But the Tinder team appears to be aware of the risks and may be looking for a platform to make video chats safer.
In any case, if this feature appears, users will have to get used to the idea of ββflipping through options and communicating with people via video calls, not limited to correspondence in private messages. It is quite remarkable that the Match Group decided to announce the innovation in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the world's population is in quarantine and cannot afford in-person meetings.
The report indicates that during the epidemic, women under the age of 30 began to spend 37% more time on Tinder. Overall, the average number of messages sent through matching apps (Hinge, Match.com and OkCupid) owned by the Match Group increased by 27% in April. But the number of paid subscriptions has decreased, but slightly, the company notes.
βWe are confident that the demand for communication will never disappear, and we remain ready to meet this need,β the company said in a report. βThis period of social isolation would be much more difficult for single people who dated someone in bars or at concerts before quarantine if not for our products.β
Source: 3dnews.ru