Two U.S. senators are demanding answers from Match Group, which owns dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge, arguing its platforms' algorithms foster trust that romance scammers can take advantage of.

Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sent a letter Wednesday to Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff, calling on the company to detail steps it has taken to detect and prevent fraud , Reuters reported.

"We are also concerned that Match, through its algorithmic design, creates trust that romance scammers can exploit," the senators wrote in the letter.

The lawmakers gave the company until Oct. 15 to provide evidence of efforts to prevent scams across its platforms that include Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, according to Reuters.

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