Facebook launches its dating service to compete with Tinder

The social network Facebook launched "Dating" in Colombia, its tool to generate relationships among its users.

This new functionality is designed so that people can meet friends or potential partners who share their interests.

The service works with a separate and private profile within the main application, in an attempt to compete with the Tinder application, leader of the sector.

Facebook Dating uses a unique algorithm to match possible appointments, based on factors such as things you have in common and friends in common. You will not see anyone you're already a friend on Facebook, or see people you've blocked. You can also report and block users with the same tools available in other parts of the social network.

Facebook restricts potential matches to people located less than 100 kilometers away. Like other dating apps, you can also choose to match people who live nearby, whether or not they have children, share the same religion or fit into a specific age or height group.