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These 4 big brands lost the plot in 2024

AI controversies and offensive ads showed that even the biggest brands can lose their touch.

Creative Bloq

Going boysober: the women who turned to celibacy in 2024

A backlash against dating culture and apps accelerated with Trump’s re-election, as many opted for self-sufficiency, fostering friendships and protesting against misogyny

The Guardian - US

I Picked Out the Best 54 Fashion and Beauty Deals in Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale

These are the best deals for a closet and beauty cabinet upgrade, from sweaters and boots to skincare and fragrances.

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‘It feels like admin’: why are people falling out of love with dating apps?

About 1.4 million people have left online dating in the past year as experts say users see it as a chore rather than social activity

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Why dating apps are just no match for a real life meet cute

COMMENT : Tinder, Hinge, Bumble and Grindr are officially out of favour – and Olivia Petter knows why

The Independent UK

Dark side of dating with some app users more vulnerable

Dating apps are being told to do more to prevent sexual violence enabled by their platforms but there's a warning broader societal attitudes can't be ignored.

AAP

Dating Apps Move To Friend Zone In Search Of Profits

Burnt-out love-seekers are shunning dating apps in their millions, but the apps are trying to woo them back with a counter offer: If you don't want a lover, perhaps you just need a friend?

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Can Grindr's AI Cupid help you find love?

Grindr is developing an AI assistant for helping people find romantic partners.

TechRadar

Addicted to love: how dating apps ‘exploit’ their users

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked

The Guardian - UK

Are online dating and data privacy an incompatible match?

Mozilla is challenging Bumble, a popular dating app, to do better when it comes to users' privacy. Something is slowly changing, but you still need to do your part to protect your data.

TechRadar

Bumble, Hinge, Instagram, and Facebook already know who you'd vote for

Dating and social media apps are notorious for being the most data-hungry services. Yet, a new research shed new light on how they collect and sometimes share your political and religious beliefs.

TechRadar

Australia Enforces Code To Protect Online Dating Users

New code of conduct introduced by the Australian government to address sexual violence on online dating platforms, with major industry players agreeing to ...

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Australia's online dating industry adopts code of conduct to keep users safer

Australia’s government says a code of conduct will be enforced on the online dating industry to better protect Australian users after research found that three-in-four people suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms

The Independent UK

Dating protection boost as apps swipe right for safety

Online romantics are being promised a safer dating experience as popular apps work to comply with a code of conduct put in place to better protect users.

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The Guardian - UK

We’ve ‘gamified’ dating – and I am part of that problem. But there are ways to make it human and fun again

I admit I’ve ghosted men and failed to reply to them. The apps need to innovate, and our behaviour has to change too, writes journalist Elle Hunt

The Guardian - UK

‘Some men tend to jump straight to innuendoes’: dating app users on why they quit

As research shows many have a poor online dating experience, those who have deleted the apps discuss pitfalls

Evening Standard

OPINION - It's the end of the dating app era for women like me, starting with Bumble

September, the month of New York Fashion Week and back to school for the kids, is also the month in which the singles of this city return to the dating apps after a summer of fun. Getting back on the apps in the first week of September ought, meteorologically, to…

TechRadar

Bumble is giving you new AI tools to find love

Bumble plans new AI features for dating app.

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The Conversation

The emotional toll of dating apps and why they’re no longer about finding love – podcast

Dating apps are having a rocky moment. In February, Bumble said it would lay off 30% of its workforce after disappointing results in 2023. Match Group, which has struggled to maintain paying subscribers for its most popular app, Tinder, in recent years, announced plans to cut 6% of its global…

Fortune

Dating apps not working? Let an AI wingman do your flirting.

Can AI actually make you better at flirting? With precipitous drops in user interest, Bumble and Hinge are hoping so.

The Guardian - US

‘Bumble fumble’: online dating apps struggle as people swear off swiping

Online dating industry in crisis as shares fall and nearly half of all users report negative experiences on the apps

The Guardian - UK

Share your experience of quitting dating apps

We would like to hear from people who have recently stopped using apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge, about what made them quit

Fortune

Bumble's bad date with investors sees stock plummet, BoA downgrade

Bumble's strategy for returning to growth "appears to be very much in flux," according to analysts.

TechRadar

Privacy flaw in top dating apps could have revealed user location down to 2 metres

Researchers found ‘oracle trilateration’ could be used by on apps such as Bumble and Hinge to locate a victim’s precise location.

Fortune

Tinder and Bumble are tanking because they treat men badly, Grindr CEO said

Dating apps have been accused of weaponizing men’s frustration to make them pay more rather than helping them find love.

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