THE VECTOR – Feb 21 – Tinder uses a rating system based on the ELO score that determines whose profile is shown to who, and in what order. When a Tinder account is first created, it has no rating. Users are allowed to swipe on a wide selection of profiles. Based on whom a user matches with and swipes on over the course of the first few days, a score is determined. Many analysts explain the ELO score as a 1-10 scale. If a user is a 5, they will be shown profiles that are 4-6 and rarely anyone else. If the user swipes and matches with more 4s than 6s, they will then become a 4. There are also some users who swipe right on every profile in order to dig for as many matches as possible. A new Tinder update recognizes users who abuse the swipe right feature as bots. These users are flagged and given a very low score, making them mostly invisible to non-bot users.
by Prasanna Tati
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