Tinder Debuts Revamped Double-Dating Feature in US After Failed 2016 Launch

Tinder is bringing a double-dating feature back to the US, revamping a controversial product it shelved in 2017 over privacy concerns and ambiguity about whether the option was meant for monogamous people.

Double Date, as it’s called, lets users invite friends over text to match with other pairs of friends on the app. Tinder, the largest brand in Match Group Inc.’s dating empire, has been testing it with select users in Belgium, the Nordics, Spain and Germany, where it says double dating is already part of the culture. It plans to expand the rollout globally by July.