Tinder takes dating back to the 90s with blind date feature
by Rachel Hall from Technology | The Guardian on (#5W0QX)
App says generation Z users want to sample what dating was like in pre-smartphone era
From low-rise jeans to reruns of the sitcom Friends, generation Z has a seemingly endless appetite for 90s and early 00s nostalgia.
Now that extends to their romantic lives, as Tinder has introduced a blind date feature to boost its popularity among young people - by enabling them to meet partners in a way that resembles the pre-smartphone era.
The new feature on the dating app matches people based on preferences, and enables them to make conversation before they are allowed to view each other's photos. It will shortly be available in the US before being expanded globally.