Are dating apps as we know them being slowly phased out of relevance? With Tinder spinning its wheels to attract younger users and more people using non-dating online platforms to find love, the ‘swipe ‘n’ match’ method is looking as increasingly crinkled as the Millennial user base its success was built on. Still, the sector […]
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Are dating apps as we know them being slowly phased out of relevance? With Tinder spinning its wheels to attract younger users and more people using non-dating online platforms to find love, the ‘swipe ‘n’ match’ method is looking as increasingly crinkled as the Millennial user base its success was built on. Still, the sector […]
New app shows your raw self(ies) The rise of TikTok led some social media industry-watchers suggest that a move towards authenticity instead of filter-laden fakery was taking place in digital society: something new dating app Raw is aiming to capitalize on. To use the app, which only operates in New York for now, you take […]
It’s been another busy two weeks in the world of dating apps, so we’ll waste no time in walking you through updates from Chapter 2, Hinge and a dating scam that’s funnelling cash to the Islamic State. A new dating app for widows and widowers has been launched by Manchester, UK-based entrepreneur Nicky Wake, herself […]
Scam loan apps have sent faked nude images of victims to their family members, as part of harassment and doxxing campaigns against them, intended to pressure them into paying back any money that has been transferred (plus more) within a few days. An investigation by Rest of World found that a loan app named iFectivo […]
The amount of recorded UK victims of online dating fraud has risen by 40 percent during the Covid pandemic, according to research by Britain’s fraud and cybercrime reporting centre. With more people using dating apps and websites during periods of in-person social contact restrictions, Action Fraud found that reports of people losing money to online […]
