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 (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 (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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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 (July 2024): Date AI characters in Japan, Grindr on the up, new safety code, and more
A July 2024 roundup covering major dating app developments including a Japanese AI character dating app (Loverse), Grindr's strong financial performance bucking industry decline trends, Bumble's new AI-generated profile reporting feature, Australia's new voluntary
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Roundup Dating appdates (May 2024): Feeld gets a new rival, Bumble’s Opening Move, Grindr sued, and more
A May 2024 roundup of major dating app developments, covering Bumble's controversial Opening Move feature that lets men initiate conversations, the launch of Feeld competitor Nymph, Grindr's lawsuit over HIV data sharing, Hinge's Hidden
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Roundup Dating appdates (April 2024): Bumble drops ‘women first’ messaging, Grindr launches AI chatbot, Cuffing, and more
This April 2024 dating app roundup covers major industry shifts including Bumble potentially dropping its women-first messaging feature, Grindr developing an AI chatbot, and a lawsuit against Match Group alleging predatory monetization practices. It
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Roundup Dating appdates (Dec 2023): AI on AI dating, the day kink died (temporarily), Grindr’s AI wingman and more
A December 2023 roundup of dating app news covering Feeld's major outage after a redesign launch, the upcoming AI-powered Volar dating app that lets AI avatars chat on users' behalf, Grindr's planned AI wingman
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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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News Grindr founder launches Motto, a new dating app aimed at less ‘transactional’ hookups
Joel Simkhai, the founder of Grindr, has launched a new gay and queer dating app called Motto, designed to move away from the transactional hookup culture associated with Grindr. The app requires face-verified profile
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Roundup Dating appdates: ‘Tinder for travellers’, Grindr’s new CEO and reverse catfishing
A roundup of notable dating app news from September 2022, covering the launch of travel-focused app OfftheGrid, Grindr's appointment of a new LGBTQ CEO ahead of its $2.1 billion public listing, Tinder's branded pop-up
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News Grindr set to appoint LGBTQ+ CEO and become public company
Grindr is set to become a publicly traded company through a $2.1 billion merger with Singapore-based SPAC Tiga Acquisition Corp, with $384 million being injected into the platform. As part of the deal, current
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News Grindr disappears from Chinese app stores amid Winter Olympics internet crackdown
Grindr was removed from Apple's App Store in China on January 27, 2022, as part of a broader CCP internet crackdown ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics. The removal affects both visiting LGBTQ athletes
