Dating appdates (Apr’ 26): height verification, AI interventions, and Bumble’s big reinvention
From a tiny app verifying your height via LiDAR to Bumble leaning on an AI assistant to reverse its revenue slide, April…
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Dating appdates (July 2024): Date AI characters in Japan, Grindr on the up, new safety code, and more
The march of AI into the heart of the dating app world continues apace. A new Japanese dating app eschews humans to…
Dating appdates (June 2024): Bumble movie, Apple’s ‘infidelity-friendly’ update, Tinder goes running, and more
Would you watch a movie about the rise of Bumble, called Swiped? Would you like to hide dating apps on your iPhone,…
Dating appdates (May 2024): Feeld gets a new rival, Bumble’s Opening Move, Grindr sued, and more
Is this the end of an era for Bumble? Men can now initiate conversations with women on the app first, through the…
Dating appdates (April 2024): Bumble drops ‘women first’ messaging, Grindr launches AI chatbot, Cuffing, and more
There are many reports of predatory behavior from dating app users (usually men), but are dating apps themselves “predatory”? A group of…
Dating appdates (Mar 2024): Match goes big on ChatGPT, credit score dating is here, apps connect Israelis and Lebanese, and more
We’re half way through March 2024, and back with another roundup of dating app news updates, and this month’s update has a…
Dating appdates (Feb 2024): Tinder sends a warning, Wizz yanked from app stores, Blush secures funding, and more
Lots of dating app updates this month, with success for a recently-launched US dating app and abject failure for a more established…
Dating appdates (Nov 2023): Tinder gets ‘rizzed’, runners hook-up on Strava, Bumble’s new queen bee and more
Are dating apps as we know them being slowly phased out of relevance? With Tinder spinning its wheels to attract younger users…
Dating appdates (Sep 2023): Tinder’s $499 tier, Bumble no-shows, Grindr staff exodus, and more
With October now fully upon us and September a fast-fading memory, there’s just time to round up some of the notable dating…
Dating appdate (July 2023): Raw photos, Bumble rival, and Musk’s ‘Twinder’?
New app shows your raw self(ies) The rise of TikTok led some social media industry-watchers suggest that a move towards authenticity instead…
Dating appdate (June 2023): AI selfies, Tinder pronouns, plus swiping far right with French ‘patriots’
A new, pricy AI selfie-generator makes supposedly pro-level Tinder shots There’s a new French dating app for nationalistic rightwingers Tinder adds new…
Dating appdate: Polyamory and friend apps, plus credit scores are the new bikini selfies
There’s yet another non-monogomy dating app on the scene Plus an app to help couples make friends (actual friends, not ‘friends’). Also,…
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Coverage thread Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
Eight years of coverage tracking image-based sexual abuse from the DeepNude app's brief viral moment through the nudify industry's current expansion, mapping…
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