Overview
- Tea launched a web version at app.teaforwomen.com and says it is widening access to its dating safety tools.
- The service remains off Apple’s App Store but stays on Google Play, with Android updates that include a virtual speakeasy, expanded forums, and an AI dating coach plus a forthcoming Red Flag Radar AI for chat analysis.
- Tea now relies on a third-party identity check that processes either a selfie video or a selfie with a government ID to determine eligibility.
- The company says it has reinforced security through ongoing penetration testing, tighter internal safeguards, and expanded monitoring, and it has added a process for non-users to request content review or removal.
- Security experts urge caution after last year’s leaks of 72,000 images and more than 1 million messages that were posted to public forums, with at least 10 potential class action lawsuits still pending.