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Jaymie Vaz

California College campuses are abandoning ‘primitive’ Tinder for a new matchmaking tool – to combat the loneliness ‘epidemic’

A new, AI-powered matchmaking service is rapidly changing how college students find romantic connections across California by moving away from the swiping model that has dominated the digital landscape for over a decade. This platform, known as Ditto, is gaining significant traction on campuses as it replaces manual profile browsing with computer-generated pairings based on user interests.

According to the New York Post, this startup was founded in 2024 by former students from UC Berkeley. The service is now expanding its reach far beyond its original home, currently operating on campuses across the country, including nine universities in California. The process for using the service is straightforward and reportedly removes the guesswork associated with traditional apps.

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