And yes, dating sites use bots for their own purposes, largely to push you to pay for premium features. Some attractive looking, but totally fake, bot profiles say that they will only accept messages from paid users. Other bots will like your profile, send you short messages, or say that they want to meet you.

What is the point of Tinder bots?

Why are there bots on Tinder? Tinder bots give scammers a way to obtain personal information, trick people out of money, or infect devices with malware. Experts estimate that bots make up a quarter of all web traffic, and Tinder is no exception.