The march of AI into the heart of the dating app world continues apace. A new Japanese dating app eschews humans to allow you to ‘date’ AI characters, while Bumble is attempting to crack down further on fake, AI-generated profiles. Elsewhere, there’s a new dating app safety code being introduced in Australia, although there is […]
Would you watch a movie about the rise of Bumble, called Swiped? Would you like to hide dating apps on your iPhone, so your partner doesn’t see them? Do you live in Tokyo, and if so, will you sign a pledge saying you’ll only use a government-approved dating app to try and find a marriage […]
Is this the end of an era for Bumble? Men can now initiate conversations with women on the app first, through the form of answering a question set by the female user. The ‘women-first’ dating app is now ‘women-first when messaging, but men can go first if they answer a set question’, which admittedly isn’t […]
There are many reports of predatory behavior from dating app users (usually men), but are dating apps themselves “predatory”? A group of men in the US think so and have sued a dating app company over their business practices, which the firm denies are unethical. Elsewhere, speed dating is making a comeback and potentially moving […]
We’re half way through March 2024, and back with another roundup of dating app news updates, and this month’s update has a whole load of interesting developments to check out, so we’ll waste no more time here. Match Group goes all in on ChatGPT We should prepare to torch any remaining doubts about whether AI […]
