Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked The Guardian - UK · Nov 3, 2024
I'm fed up with women being criticised for ‘dating up’ — aka hypergamy Hypergamy, when people date someone of a higher class or economic bracket than them, is not new. Meehika Barua asks why it is okay for men and not women Evening Standard · Nov 1, 2024
Four jailed for gang raping distressed Tinder date Four men have been hit with a maximum cumulative jail sentence of more than 18 years after they jointly raped a crying, frightened woman in her apartment. AAP · Nov 1, 2024
Bumble, Hinge, Instagram, and Facebook already know who you'd vote for Dating and social media apps are notorious for being the most data-hungry services. Yet, a new research shed new light on how they collect and sometimes share your political and religious beliefs. TechRadar · Oct 30, 2024
Gang rape quartet showed extreme violence: prosecutor Four men involved in a gang rape have heard their victim recall the devastating impact their sexual assault has had on her. AAP · Oct 25, 2024
“Want Me To Wear More Make-up? Big Mistake” Even if you start casually seeing someone, there will come a time in the relationship when you will have to ask yourself, "Now what?" The post “Want Me To Wear More Make-up? Big Mistake” first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Oct 22, 2024
What to Expect From Match Group's Q3 2024 Earnings Report Match Group will announce its Q3 earnings later this month, and analysts expect to see a double-digit decline in its bottom line. Barchart · Oct 16, 2024
How Is Match Group's Stock Performance Compared to Other Communication Services Stocks? Despite Match Group’s underperformance compared to its industry peers over the past year, Wall Street analysts remain moderately optimistic about the stock’s prospects. Barchart · Sep 30, 2024
‘Some men tend to jump straight to innuendoes’: dating app users on why they quit As research shows many have a poor online dating experience, those who have deleted the apps discuss pitfalls The Guardian - UK · Sep 24, 2024
Do we all want to date somebody ‘out of our league’? How online dating is contributing to income inequality A recent study found that at least half of the rise in income inequality between 1980 and 2020 is attributable to changing preferences in the online dating scene. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2024
Andrew and Josella met online – it’s now the norm for more than half of young Australians One in three Australians has looked for a partner online, compared with one in 10 just a decade ago, the country’s ‘sex report card’ says The Guardian - AU · Sep 19, 2024
Brian Jeffrey Raymond: CIA spy used Tinder to lure women around the world before drugging and sexually assaulting them Brian Jeffrey Raymond drugged and sexually assaulted nearly 30 women around the world Evening Standard · Sep 19, 2024
Tinder’s School of Swipe is a solid first step – but online dating safety has a long way to go The challenge remains to create a comprehensive approach that addresses underlying abuse and discrimination The Guardian - AU · Sep 17, 2024
Bumble is giving you new AI tools to find love Bumble plans new AI features for dating app. TechRadar · Sep 11, 2024
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Got Rizz? Co-founder of new dating app on using AI as your matchmaking wingman Can artificial intelligence be an effective wingman
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024 ‘Throuples’ dating app Feeld nearly doubles turnover to £39.5m Platform registered at industrial estate in Cumbria and catering to alternative relationships has expanded globally
The Guardian - UK · Sep 8, 2024 Goodbye Tinder, hello Strava: have ‘hobby’ apps become the new social networks? Millions are rejecting the culture-war hotspots of the major social media sites in favour of apps dedicated to activities they enjoy, while bonding with their fellow users
The Times of India · Sep 5, 2024 THIS company encourages employees to go on dates during office hours, here's why It's often said that love makes your world go round. And it seems that recently a company has taken this idiom a bit too seriously. So much so that they want their employees to go out on dates during their working hours. And that's not all, as it is also…
The Conversation · Sep 5, 2024 The emotional toll of dating apps and why they’re no longer about finding love – podcast Dating apps are having a rocky moment. In February, Bumble said it would lay off 30% of its workforce after disappointing results in 2023. Match Group, which has struggled to maintain paying subscribers for its most popular app, Tinder, in recent years, announced plans to cut 6% of its global…
Fortune · Sep 3, 2024 Gen Z and millennials are dumping Tinder and daters are flocking to Hinge instead Tinder is facing an identity crisis, as it can’t ditch its reputation as a hook-up only app.
AAP · Sep 3, 2024 'It's your loss': chilling words after Tinder gang rape A woman gang raped by a several men says she was terrified as one by one they entered her bedroom and forced her into sex.
The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2024 More single people than ever are paying for dating apps – despite the ‘stigma’ ‘It can be a great high-quality experiment in your dating life,’ dating coach says
Newslaundry · Aug 29, 2024 Quick dates, shady pubs, and crazy bills: Inside Mumbai’s ‘dating scam’ Prateek Jadhav, a 34-year-old IT professional, was thrilled to find a match on Tinder on a Saturday morning this month. The woman soon asked for his phone number, the conversation moved to WhatsApp, and within an hour a date had been fixed for the evening.
Evening Standard · Aug 24, 2024 Tourist murdered in Mauritius had her 'tongue cut out' by Tinder lover Local police said the man had confessed to the killing
Reason · Aug 22, 2024 Why Is the U.S. Military Buying Tinder Ads in Lebanon? Uncle Sam is resorting to some unusual methods to support the Israeli war effort.