Tinder's vice president says the platform is "always listening to what matters most" to users, and it seems height really does matter to "many singles on the digital prowl", said Scottie Andrew on ...

Robby Soave and Lindsey Granger react to dating app Tinder testing a new feature that will allow its premium members to list height as a preference in their profile settings.

Tinder reps clarified that the height screener is a paid preference rather than an outright filter. VSzili – stock.adobe.com “We’re always listening to what matters most to our Tinder users ...

Short kings are up in arms over a controversial new feature on Tinder. The dating app has started testing a new feature that allows people who pay for the app to filter potential matches based on ...

A Tinder spokesperson shares, "We're always listening to what matters most to our Tinder users - and testing the paid height preference is a great example of how we're building with urgency ...

Meanwhile, another user concluded: “They put the Tinder height filter behind a paywall, short kings are safe. Pretty girls don’t pay for dating apps,” they joked.

News that Tinder is testing a height filter has inspired conversations on social media about the ups and downs dating as a man when your height doesn't start with a "6." ...

In recent days, users have started noticing a height "filter" in the app. Another dating app, Hinge, already had a height filter for premium users. Both Tinder and Hinge are owned by Match Group.

Now, though, Tinder's trial of a new feature that allows paying members to screen potential matches based on "how tall they are" has brought the debate "kicking and screaming back into the light".

For instance, someone who's 5'4" and wants to date someone taller probably doesn't need their height filter set to 6' and above; they might find someone who's 5'8" to be the perfect height for them.

Tinder is hardly "breaking new ground" here, said Maia Davies on the BBC. Other apps such as Hinge have allowed users to filter matches according to their height, education level, religion and ...