Dating app Omi says 60pc of users complete facial verification
KUALA LUMPUR: About 60 per cent of Omi users have completed the facial verification process, as the dating platform steps up measures to detect fake accounts and prevent online scams.
Dating app Omi has reported that approximately 60% of its users have completed facial verification, part of the platform's efforts to detect fake accounts and prevent online scams. Omi's parent company, MatchUp UK Ltd, maintains that facial verification is optional due to legal and privacy considerations, but users who do not complete the process face restrictions on certain features and are treated as higher-risk users.
Omi's chief information security officer, Oskar Levin, stated that the platform combines facial verification with automated detection systems, artificial intelligence, human moderation, and user reports to identify suspicious behavior, while also monitoring for patterns such as repeated messages and accounts sending large numbers of similar messages to different users.
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