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
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News RAW dating adds iPhone-powered ‘integrated vibrator’ feature to help horny swipers think twice
RAW dating app has launched a 'Self Love' feature for premium subscribers that uses the iPhone's haptic motor as a vibrator to interrupt compulsive swiping and prompt users to reflect on whether their interest
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Roundup Dating appdates (July ’25): Dating for Disney park nuts, marriage status verification, double dates, and more
A monthly dating app news roundup covering the launch of Single Riders (a niche app for Disney theme park fans), Tinder's new Double Date feature and expanded video selfie verification, Bumble's 30% workforce cuts,
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Roundup Dating appdates (June ’25): Tinder adds height range, Grindr tests real-time feed, Match Group acquires HER, plus Wordle-style dating app launches
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering Tinder's new height range filter for paid subscribers, Grindr's 'Right Now' real-time hook-up feed, Match Group's acquisition of sapphic dating app HER, the launch of Wordle-inspired
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Roundup Dating appdates (May ’25): AI meets human matchmaking, Grindr selling drugs, Hinge longform love stories, and more
A monthly roundup covering major dating app developments in May 2025, including Grindr's telehealth ED drug service, Hinge's longform storytelling marketing push, Match Group's significant layoffs, a security breach at Raw, and the emergence
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Roundup Dating appdates (April ’25): Big verification push, massive data leak, apps ‘officially’ stressful, and more
A monthly roundup of dating app news covering Tinder and Bumble's expanded ID verification pushes, a major data leak exposing 1.5 million images from niche LGBTQ+ and kink-focused apps, new research linking dating app
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Roundup Dating appdates (March ’25): AI warnings, Babygirl effect, audio-first dating, and more
A monthly roundup of dating app developments in March 2025, covering AI integration warnings from academics, Match Group's abuse-detection nudges, a new premium audio-first app called Cherrish, music-based matching app Vinylly's UK expansion, and
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Roundup Dating appdates (Feb ’25): Instagram is the new Tinder, ‘carouseling’ trend, and meatballs
A February 2025 dating app news roundup covering data suggesting Instagram is displacing traditional dating apps for romantic messaging, a systematic review linking dating app use to negative mental health and body image outcomes,
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Roundup Dating appdates (Jan 2025): MaAvatar’s gamified dating in the metaverse, Hinge’s naggy AI, Thursday closes down & Bumble’s founder returns
A January 2025 roundup covering four major dating app developments: MaAvatar's metaverse-based gamified dating platform, Hinge's new AI prompt feedback tool, the shutdown of Thursday (the once-weekly dating app), and Whitney Wolfe Herd's return
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Analysis Driving social change: Brazilian football’s unlikely partnership with an escort platform
This article examines Fatal Model, a Brazilian escort platform, and its strategy of sponsoring football clubs to normalize and destigmatize sex work in a conservative society. It places this within a broader global trend
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News Dating appdates (Dec 2024): Grindr and Tinder wrap and swipe the year
Grindr and Tinder have released their respective 2024 year-in-review data drops, revealing user behavior trends including Grindr's most-searched tags and top/bottom demographics by country, and Tinder's shift toward more direct relationship signaling in user
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Roundup Dating appdates (Nov 2024): Apps for news junkies and the ‘visual generation’, prizes for the ghosted, and more
A monthly roundup of dating app news from November 2024 covering new app launches including InPress (for news junkies), Cheers (friend-first for South Asians in NYC), and Endgame (visual matching for Gen Z), plus
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Roundup Dating appdates (Oct 2024): anti-ghosting features, dating ban on trains, Facebook ads used for dating, and more
A monthly roundup covering October 2024 dating app developments, including Hinge's new anti-window-shopping feature, a British train operator's dating app Wi-Fi ban, the launch of anti-ghosting app After, Australia's new voluntary dating app safety
