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Tinder's fake 'height verification' is now a real feature on another app

An April Fool's joke from Tinder in 2019 is now real. Seven years ago, Tinder joked that it was adding height verification to its app. Now, in 2026, the matchmaking app Tenr has made that a reality. "People care about height, and the app is all about not BS-ing and giving information up front," said Adam Moelis, the founder of Tenr. (Moelis also co-founded fintech company Yotta. In 2024, thousands of Yotta customers were locked out of their accounts and unable to access their money due to the failure of one of its banking partners. It appears that many customers are still locked out of their Yotta accounts as of this writing.) AdultFriendFinder — readers’ pick for casual connections Hinge — popular choice for regular meetups Tenr is a matchmaking app that aims, as Moelis said, to cut the BS in dating. The fundamental idea is that it doesn't take a two or three-hour date to know if you're interested in someone, but only ten minutes. Users sign up, answer questions about themselves and their preferences, and Tenr "crunches the information" to give three to five matches a day. From there, you have a ten-minute date the app calls a "Tenr," and each party decides whether to meet in pers

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Tinder's fake 'height verification' is now a real feature on another app

An April Fool's joke from Tinder in 2019 is now real. Seven years ago, Tinder joked that it was adding height verification to its app. Now, in 2026, the matchmaking app Tenr has made that a reality. "People care about height, and the app…

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Tinder's fake 'height verification' is now a real feature on another app

An April Fool's joke from Tinder in 2019 is now real. Seven years ago, Tinder joked that it was adding height verification to its app. Now, in 2026, the matchmaking app Tenr has made that a reality. "People care about…

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