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Dating apps add iris scans to prove users are human

development2026-04-20

Claim

Tinder users who have had their irises scanned can now display a badge signaling they are real people, an admission that the dating pool has gone adversarial.

Reporting date: 2026-04-20 (not necessarily the event date)

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Welcome to April 20, 2026 (theinnermostloop.substack.com)

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Welcome to April 20, 2026

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Tinder

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A headset scores fast food workers on friendliness

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Welcome to April 20, 2026

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Dating apps add iris scans to prove users are human
Innermost Loop KB — secondary record
Reporting date: 2026-04-20
KB permalink: https://nicholsn.github.io/innermost-loop-kb/developments/2026-04-20-an-iris-scan-to-prove-you-are-human
Claim: Tinder users who have had their irises scanned can now display a badge signaling they are real people, an admission that the dating pool has gone adversarial.
Attributed sources:
- Welcome to April 20, 2026 — https://theinnermostloop.substack.com/p/welcome-to-april-20-2026
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