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.

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".

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 ...

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." ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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." ...

Other apps have introduced similar height filters (though Tinder remains the most popular among them — at least 14% of American adults have used it, per Pew Research Center).

The trial has sparked a debate over whether such preference-based features reinforce societal biases in dating. Tinder isn't the first app to implement this feature either.