Age verification: A Decade of Coverage
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Image-based abuse: tracking the law, the tech, and the gap between them
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Roundup Dating appdates (Nov 2023): Tinder gets ‘rizzed’, runners hook-up on Strava, Bumble’s new queen bee and more
A November 2023 roundup of dating app industry developments including Tinder's Gen Z-targeted redesign, Strava's emergence as an unofficial dating platform, the mental health toll on human content moderators, Match Group's $300M Google antitrust
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Roundup Dating appdates (Oct 2023): AI ‘face dating’, Tinder’s friend vetting, Boardroom love, and more
A monthly roundup of October 2023 dating app news covering five key developments: Sci-match's AI facial-analysis matchmaking, Tinder's new friend-vetting Matchmaker feature, the viral launch of South African professional dating app Boardroom, Meta's prudish
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Analysis The role of voice & sound in forming deeper connections in a digitally-intimate era
This article examines how voice, sound, and audio technology are reshaping digital intimacy across dating apps, long-distance relationships, audio erotica, and AI companionship. It draws on expert interviews, user testimonials, and scientific research to
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Roundup Dating appdates (Sep 2023): Tinder’s $499 tier, Bumble no-shows, Grindr staff exodus, and more
A September 2023 roundup of major dating app news, covering Tinder's controversial $499/month 'Tinder Select' tier, Bumble's new no-show reporting policy, Grindr's mass staff exodus following a return-to-office mandate, Australia's regulatory pressure on dating
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Roundup Dating appdates (Aug 2023): Hook-up without subscribing, hatch a personality, and ‘pig-butchering’
A roundup of August 2023 dating app news covering Sizzl's low-cost hook-up model, Hatched's personality-driven matching, Hinge's AI hiring push, Match Group ending its Garbo background check partnership, and US law enforcement's growing focus
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News ‘A space for reflection’: AI, porn and chatbots examined at Sex, Desire and Data exhibition in Montreal
A new multi-sensory exhibition called 'Sex, Desire and Data' opens at Montreal's PHI Centre from August 31 to October 31, 2023, exploring the intersections of AI, pornography, dating apps, and sex work through interactive
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Roundup Dating appdate (July 2023): Raw photos, Bumble rival, and Musk’s ‘Twinder’?
A July 2023 roundup covering emerging dating app developments including authenticity-focused app Raw, female-first app Flure, teen social app Wink's safety controversies, Elon Musk's musings about a Twitter dating feature, and the growing threat
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Roundup Dating appdate (June 2023): AI selfies, Tinder pronouns, plus swiping far right with French ‘patriots’
A June 2023 dating app roundup covering five industry developments: an expensive AI selfie generator targeting Tinder users, a controversial French far-right dating app requiring ethnicity and religion disclosure, Tinder's new pronoun feature, Match's
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Roundup Dating appdate: Polyamory and friend apps, plus credit scores are the new bikini selfies
A roundup of dating app news covering new polyamory app Monogamish, friend-finding app Cliques, the trend of posting credit scores on Hinge profiles, Muzmatch rebranding to Muzz after losing a trademark appeal, and Bumble's
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News Blush AI dating lets you flirt with virtual hotties (and get selfies too)
Blush, a new Tinder-style AI dating app from the makers of Replika, allows users to match and chat with AI-generated characters, including the ability to receive erotic 'selfies'. Priced at $99.99/year, the app is
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News ‘Not the place for sex work’: Tinder’s removing promotional bio links
Tinder is updating its community guidelines to remove social media handles from user bios, targeting promotional behavior and indirect sex work solicitation, including links to platforms like OnlyFans. The change prevents users from advertising
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News Sending out an SOS: Bonkers dating makes safety a priority
This article covers the upcoming UK launch of Bonkers, a dating and hookup app positioning itself as the country's safest dating platform through features like an SOS live-location alert system, photo ID verification, screenshot
