Dating Appdates: Tinder uni hook-ups return, Hinge video verification, Plenty of Fish angles for relevance
The start of a new academic year isn’t known to be a particularly difficult time to find hook-ups, for university students fresh…
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OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely pumps investment into fitness-based dating app FITFCK
OnlyFans founder and former CEO Tim Stokely has invested in FITFCK, a forthcoming dating app for people who use the gym, that…
The Right Stuff? ‘Anti-woke’ dating app gets off to chaotic start
A new US-based dating app for conservatives, touting itself as an anti-woke, pro-Donald Trump app, has got off to a chaotic start,…
Dating appdates: Marriage Pact sweeps campuses, anti-catfishing and ghosting measures, and dating app for professional black women secures $1M
Is dating app hookup culture on the decline? Marriage Pact is an app based on the assumption that many people want to…
Dating appdates: ‘Tinder for travellers’, Grindr’s new CEO and reverse catfishing
It’s another busy time in the dating app world, with a new Tinder-like app for travellers arriving at the same time as…
‘Dating apps pretend they’re not about sex’: iPlaysafe is fighting to normalise STI status sharing
When it launched in late 2021 in the UK, the iPlaySafe app seemed like a mildly glamorous way to share your sexually…
Dating appdates: New MAGA and book lover matchmaking apps, plus small dogs mean dates
It’s another busy time in the world of dating apps, with news about apps for book lovers and anti-woke right wingers, plus…
Dating appdates: Tinder revives ‘desk mode’, new trans app, hybrid hook-ups
It’s been a busy time for dating app news recently, with Tinder reviving an old favorite function, plus the usual slew of…
Dating appdates: Earn crypto by masturbating, Christian app controversy and ‘Tinder for kids’
In our latest dating news roundup from the world of dating and sex apps, there’s news about some ‘next generation’ apps set…
Grindr set to appoint LGBTQ+ CEO and become public company
Grindr is aiming to appoint a new LGBTQ+ CEO and is set to become a public company, as part of a $2.1…
Dating appdate: Anti-cancel culture app launched, and women booted off for being ‘too hot’
Another day, another dating appdate, this time bringing two hot pieces of dating app news, including the launch of an app for…
Dating appdate: Stir is an app for single parents, Tinder users bypass Putin, and Blyss wants to enforce facial recognition
It’s been a busy and largely positive month for the world of dating apps, even beyond the discovery of a hook-up app…
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Dating appdates (April ’25): Big verification push, massive data leak, apps ‘officially’ stressful, and more
Dating appdates (March ’25): AI warnings, Babygirl effect, audio-first dating, and more
Dating appdates (Feb ’25): Instagram is the new Tinder, ‘carouseling’ trend, and meatballs
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Dating appdates (Oct 2024): anti-ghosting features, dating ban on trains, Facebook ads used for dating, and more
Dating appdates (September 2024): Anti-f***boy app, sober dating, Bumble AI, and more
Dating appdates (August 2024): ChatGPT vs ‘fake’ heights, SIMS get catfished, GPS safety concerns, and more
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Dating appdates (Mar 2024): Match goes big on ChatGPT, credit score dating is here, apps connect Israelis and Lebanese, and more
Dating appdates (Feb 2024): Tinder sends a warning, Wizz yanked from app stores, Blush secures funding, and more
Dating appdates (Dec 2023): AI on AI dating, the day kink died (temporarily), Grindr’s AI wingman and more
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