A swipe is not enough: Tinder trials extra control for Indian women

Tinder has been testing the function in India for several months and plans to spread it worldwide if the full rollout proves successful

The Indian edition of dating app Tinder is trialing a new feature which gives women an additional level of scrutiny and security before they allow men to start messaging conversations, with a view to rolling the function out globally.

The "My Move" feature allows women to choose in their settings that only they can start a conversation with a male match after both have approved each other with Tinder's swiping function.

Normally, the app gives both parties to a successful match - where both have swiped yes on the other's photograph - the right to text each other immediately.

Tinder has been testing