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Tinder and its parent company Match Group have weathered the COVID-19 pandemic relatively well, all things considered. User engagement is up, as is interest around new product features, like video calls. More than six years after its launch, Tinder is finally introducing a one-on-one video calling feature that it says will be heavily moderated for content and safety. At the same time, Tinder CEO Elie Seidman says he and his team are focusing on how to keep young people coming to the app and how they can build digital relationships inside of it, especially as in-person dates slow down.Seidman joins Vergecast host Nilay Patel and Verge senior reporter Ashley Carman for a chat about the future of the platform, how it\u2019ll keep people safe over video calls, and what happens to its Tinder U initiative that it\u2019s focused on for years. Plus, he explains how Joe Exotic might be more important to a relationship than living near each other.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices