Starting this week, Tinder will require new users in California to verify their identity with a facial recognition scan called "Face Check," Axios reported.

Popular dating app Tinder rolled out a new verification method that requires users to utilize facial recognition technology to prove they are a real human when they first sign up for the app.

Tinder is trialing mandatory facial recognition security features in the US to verify profiles and crack down on impersonation and fake accounts. New users in California are now required to provide a biometric “Face Check” scan to confirm their face matches their profile photos for the dating service, Axios reported on Monday.