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Dating apps

New Tinder background checks are more than a safety feature

by Meghan McCarty Carino
Mar 11, 2022
Dating apps rely on supply and demand. If users don't feel safe, they'll ditch the platforms.
A woman walks past a Tinder advertisement.
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COVID changes prompt dating apps to adapt

by Caroline Champlin
Aug 11, 2021
As the number of new users has flattened, dating app companies are creating game-like scenarios and events to keep people engaged while they look for potential partners.
The dating application Bumble. Dating apps have had to adapt to COVID changes.
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Background checks in dating apps aim to promote safety, but raise privacy concerns

by Kimberly Adams
Mar 17, 2021
A leading dating-app company is working with a nonprofit to bring criminal checks to one of its platforms.
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Love in the time of COVID: Dating apps are thriving

by Jasmine Garsd
Nov 24, 2020
Hookup culture could be waning in the era of COVID-19, with infection a constant concern.
Bumble, the dating company, went public last week, making Whitney Wolfe Herd the youngest female CEO to take its company public.
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As "social distancing" becomes the new norm, will online dating start to lose its appeal?

by Jasmine Garsd
Mar 11, 2020
"I feel a little bit like Chicken Little for it, but I cancelled that date," said one online dater.
Tinder has canceled the release of a new choose-your-own-adventure series due to COVID-19.
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Making friends is tough. There's an industry that wants to help with that.

by Kimberly Adams and Sean McHenry
Jan 3, 2020
Apps, dating services, even matchmakers are trying to help adults find friends, for a price.
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