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 (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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News Radiant Mobile wants to build a phone network ‘void of porn, LGBT, trans’
Radiant Mobile is launching a Christian mobile carrier in the US using non-bypassable network-level porn filtering powered by Israeli cybersecurity firm Allot, with LGBT and trans content also blocked by default. The network is
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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 (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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News App-controlled prosthetic penis finally set for 2025 launch after years of development
The VDOM 3.0, an app-controlled wearable prosthetic penis developed by Atlanta-based SkiiMoo Tech, is set to launch publicly in 2025 after five years of prototyping and testing. Priced at $675, the device targets trans
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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 The best WLW and lesbian dating apps for queer women, trans, and non-binary users looking for love
A roundup of the best dating apps for queer women, WLW, trans, and non-binary users, covering major platforms from Her and Lex to Hinge, Feeld, and Tinder. The article evaluates each app's inclusivity, features,
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News Orgasm-focused Vruit vibrator acts as a self-insemination kit for queer people
The Vruit is a prototype home-insemination kit designed by German designer Juliane Kühr, combining a penis stroker and vibrator to help queer people conceive at home. The kit aims to provide a more sensual,
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Opinion TikTok’s reported LGBTQ+ Kenya censorship plan shows its hypocrisy
TikTok is reportedly in talks with Kenyan authorities to censor LGBTQ+ content on the platform, following a petition to ban the app for 'inappropriate' content in a country where homosexuality is illegal. The article
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News San Francisco PornFilmFestival returns as hybrid event for second year in a row
The San Francisco PornFilmFestival returns August 24-27, 2022 as a hybrid event at Brava Theater and online via Pinklabel.tv, with virtual passes at $20 and theater passes at $30. The festival, presented by Shine
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News TikTok censored LGBTQ-related words in Germany
A report by German broadcaster Tagesschau found that TikTok's automated content-blocking system censored LGBTQI-related terms and phrases sensitive to the Chinese Communist Party in Germany, including words like 'gay', 'queer', and 'homosexual', as well
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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
