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By Megan Fraser. Bumble is taking steps to increase user safety by announcing the release of a new selfie verification tool in late September. The tool will allow users to take a selfie that will be verified by someone on the Bumble team. A profile rejection caused by an already-verified account turns off the fake one. According to TechCrunch, a technology news website, this is only mandatory for fake profiles that have been reported to the site. Users can still apply for the verification, if they choose. Bumble, created in , is similar to Tinder as both use swiping on profiles for potential dating connections. Bumble has an estimated 3. The difference between is that Bumble allows women to message first when matched with men. However, Christian Sarrazin, a business marketing student at Dalhousie University, says he doubts the app will solve the problem of harassment.