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Our Dating category explores the evolving landscape of online romance and connection. We review a variety of dating apps and websites, each offering unique features to help users find potential partners. From mainstream platforms to niche services catering to specific interests or communities, we cover the diverse world of digital dating. Our reviews examine key aspects of each platform, including user interface, matching algorithms, and special features that set them apart. We look at how these apps facilitate connections, whether through traditional profile browsing, swiping mechanics, or more innovative approaches. Safety is a crucial consideration in online dating, and we pay close attention to the measures each platform takes to protect its users. This includes features like identity verification, reporting systems, and privacy controls. Whether you’re looking for a long-term relationship, casual encounters, or something in between, our Dating category provides insights to help you navigate the world of online dating and find the platform that best suits your needs.
Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Dating appdates (May ‘26): ‘Pixel twins’, Tinder’s iris scans, and a gay hook-up gold rush
While the broader dating app market sheds Millennial users, gay hook-up apps are pulling in serious money. Match Group just put $100 million into Sniffies, Squirt finally landed on iOS, and Tinder is asking
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Roundup Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
A monthly roundup of April 2026 dating app news covering height verification via LiDAR on Tenr, Canadian research into AI-mediated social skills interventions for chronically single men, Bumble's AI-heavy relaunch, Tinder's expanded compulsory face
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Roundup Dating appdates (Mar ’26): Ashley Madison drops the affairs, Tea posts get scrubbed for $2, and dating apps are officially ‘subscription traps’
A monthly dating app news roundup covering Ashley Madison's rebrand away from infidelity marketing, a paid takedown service targeting negative reviews on the Tea app, Bumble's new AI profile and photo features, a think
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Roundup Dating appdates (Feb ’26): Grindr locks down the Olympic Village, Tinder owes $60M, and Hinge founder bails
A February 2026 dating app news roundup covering Grindr's safety restrictions for LGBTQ athletes at the Winter Olympics in Italy, Hinge founder Justin McLeod departing to launch AI dating app Overtone, a $60.5M Tinder
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Roundup Dating appdates (Jan ’26): Tea’s web return, Partiful’s Crush, Grindr’s retail ambitions
A monthly roundup of dating app news for January 2026, covering Tea app's controversial return via web browser, Partiful's new mutual-crush feature, Grindr's plans to launch multiple direct-to-consumer retail businesses, a new AI-driven matchmaking
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Roundup Dating appdates (Dec ‘25): Where’s best for twinks and bears? Grindr and Twitter wrapped
A December 2025 roundup of Grindr Unwrapped and Tinder's Year In Swipe data, covering user statistics, cultural trends, and geographic breakdowns of queer identity tags. The article highlights notable findings including Pedro Pascal as
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Roundup Dating appdates (Nov ’25): China removes gay apps, Tinder tests AI matchmaking, and dogs get profiles
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering Apple's removal of gay dating apps Blued and Finka from China's App Store at government request, Tinder's AI-powered Chemistry feature being piloted in Australia, a new
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News Controversial ring that was supposed to catch cheaters has been quietly shelved
The Ring, a biometric wearable designed to detect and remotely notify partners of arousal as an anti-cheating device, has been quietly shelved by its creator, dating app Raw. More than eight months after its
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Roundup Dating Appdates (Oct ‘25): A ‘no chat’ dating app, ‘vanilla’ Feeld users fuel profits, and Meta’s AI wingman
A monthly roundup covering notable developments across the dating app landscape in October 2025, including the launch of two new apps — Cerca (friends-of-friends matching) and Amata (AI-driven, no-chat, in-person dating) — alongside financial
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Opinion AI dating apps promised to fix our love lives, but they might be making things worse
This opinion piece examines how dating apps like Bumble, Tinder, and new entrants like Sitch and Breeze are integrating AI features—from matchmaking to profile editing to chatbot coaching—and whether these tools genuinely improve romantic
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Roundup Dating appdates (Sep ‘25): Bumble’s AI matchmaker, Japan’s virtual girlfriends, and why psychopaths win at dating apps
A monthly roundup covering major dating app developments including Bumble's forthcoming LLM-powered matchmaking app, Japan's Loverse AI companion app where virtual partners can reject users, Match Group removing 660,000 scam accounts in Australia, Grindr's
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Roundup Dating appdates (Aug ’25): ‘Male’ rival to Tea app, browser history dating, Grindr’s zionist issue, and more
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering security breaches in Tea and its rival TeaOnHer, a controversial browser history-based matchmaking service, Grindr's censorship controversy over political profile phrases, new UK age verification requirements
