Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Dating Apps
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
45 entries in this thread.
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Roundup Dating appdates (May ‘26): ‘Pixel twins’, Tinder’s iris scans, and a gay hook-up gold rush
A monthly dating app roundup covering the launch of AI 'pixel twin' agents that date on users' behalf, a gay hook-up app boom (Squirt's iOS launch and Match Group's $100M investment in Sniffies), Tinder's
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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 London Tech Abuse Conference 2026 to cover deepfakes, cyberstalking and online dating
University College London's Gender and Tech Research Lab will host the Tech Abuse Conference in London from May 19-21, 2026, bringing together academics, frontline workers, and people with lived experience to address technology-facilitated abuse.
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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
