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Image-based sexual abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Roundup Dating appdates: New MAGA and book lover matchmaking apps, plus small dogs mean dates
A roundup of dating app news covering three new developments: Klerb, a book-lover matchmaking app in early stages; The Right Stuff, a conservative anti-woke dating app launching in September; and Match Group expanding free
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Roundup Dating appdates: Tinder revives ‘desk mode’, new trans app, hybrid hook-ups
A roundup of recent dating app news covering Tinder's revival of its desktop 'desk mode' hiding feature, a Russian court fine against Match Group over data storage, new meme-based matching app Schmooze, trans-focused app
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Roundup Dating appdates: Earn crypto by masturbating, Christian app controversy and ‘Tinder for kids’
A roundup covering three emerging stories in dating and sex app news: two forthcoming apps (Datingverse and Sexn) that reward users with cryptocurrency for virtual dating and sexual activity; controversy around Finnish Christian dating
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News Grindr set to appoint LGBTQ+ CEO and become public company
Grindr is set to become a publicly traded company through a $2.1 billion merger with Singapore-based SPAC Tiga Acquisition Corp, with $384 million being injected into the platform. As part of the deal, current
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Roundup Dating appdate: Anti-cancel culture app launched, and women booted off for being ‘too hot’
This dating app roundup covers two stories: the launch of PureMatch, a right-wing anti-cancel culture dating app with its own cryptocurrency, and a tabloid-reported trend of attractive women claiming to be wrongfully banned from
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Roundup Dating appdate: Stir is an app for single parents, Tinder users bypass Putin, and Blyss wants to enforce facial recognition
This article rounds up three notable dating app developments: Match Group's launch of Stir, a scheduling-focused app for single parents; Tinder users bypassing Russian censorship to share war information; and Blyss, a new app
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News Headero is a hook-up app for people who really like oral sex
This article covers the launch of Headero, a niche hookup app focused exclusively on oral sex, founded by Stephen Quaderer in New York in summer 2021. The app differentiates itself through strong gender and
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News Nevermet wants to be the Tinder of VR dating in the metaverse
Nevermet is a new dating app that lets users match and connect through VR avatars rather than real photos, functioning like Tinder but for metaverse platforms such as Horizon Worlds and VRChat. The article
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News In Age verification: decade of coverage Tinder’s testing ‘blind dating’ feature, while rivals focus on user privacy
The article examines a wave of February dating app updates, focusing on Tinder's experimental 'Blind Date' feature and Fluttr's biometric ID verification partnership with Yoti. It contextualizes these developments against the backdrop of The
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News Grindr disappears from Chinese app stores amid Winter Olympics internet crackdown
Grindr was removed from Apple's App Store in China on January 27, 2022, as part of a broader CCP internet crackdown ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The removal affects both visiting LGBTQ athletes
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News Hybrid sexuality and tech conference to explore dating app ‘terror’ and assisted procreation
ST2022, the fourth edition of a sexuality and technologies conference organized by Canadian charity Les3Sex*, will be held as a hybrid event on March 26, 2022 at the Phi Center in Montreal. The conference
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News Video-focused dating app Snack now lets you report someone for ghosting
Snack, the TikTok-inspired Gen Z dating app, has introduced an anti-ghosting feature that allows users to report matches who go silent, potentially reducing the ghoster's visibility in future match searches. The feature aims to
