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What Your Dating App Profile Actually Needs, According To Tinder, Hinge & Bumble

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AI dating is about data, not love: How to resist the tech takeover of romance

As in-person dating activities make a comeback and the allure of dating apps fade, platforms like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge are becoming passé for millennials and Gen Z.

The Conversation

Popular BBC presenter banned from dating app after 300 catfish accusations

‘I was kicked off twice in eight hours for violating the Code of Conduct,’ host said

The Independent UK

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The dating app exodus: 4 reasons Gen Z and millennials are rebelling against Hinge, Tinder, and Bumble

Bumble's founder is back in as CEO to try to save the failing brand. Meanwhile Gen Z and millennials are looking for real connections amid a dating app "wasteland."

Fortune

Hinge's AI can help make your dating profile shine – and maybe win at the game of love

Hinge launches AI tool for writing dating profiles.

TechRadar

Met officer fired for 'non-consensual sex' with woman on Hinge date

Detective Kamal Baldeo engaged in non-consensual penetrative sex with woman at Brighton hotel, misconduct panel found

Evening Standard

People see an unfortunate resemblance in this New York county's new logo design

Westchester County looks like the world's most boring dating app.

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This is how you’ll be dating in 2025, from nano-ships to ‘active dates’

IN FOCUS: Most singles can agree that 2024 wasn’t a great year for dating – could the next 12 months be any better? Olivia Petter has dug into the trends that will soon define your love life

The Independent UK

‘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

Should Men Pay For Ubers On The First Date? Dating Coach Sparks Debate After Wild Hinge Tale

An online dating coach has sparked an online discussion about wether men should pay or not pay for ubers on the first date.

Pedestrian.tv

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

Texas mom left toddler home alone covered in feces to travel 400 miles and meet Hinge date, police say

The 16-month-old infant was found partially dressed with ‘feces on their skin’

The Independent UK

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

ADHD Is Making Me Give Up On Dating

I’ma keep it a buck fifty: dating with ADHD sucks. At least, that’s my experience. Like most people in their 20s, I have a resume of relationships that haven’t worked out. If you asked any of my exes about me, they’d likely spill so much tea about how shitty of…

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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.

The Independent UK

Comedian known for Kamala Harris impression sues Hinge date over alleged murder attempt

Sienna Hubert-Ross says she lost out on a part in a major network television show after being forced to audition “while covered in bruises and suffering from the mental trauma of the event.”

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

Fortune

Hinge CEO says he bribed students with KitKats to get the business off the ground

"We would get dozens of users a day—maybe, if that," Hinge CEO Justin McLeod tells Fortune.

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Fortune

Gen Z and millennials are dumping Tinder and daters are flocking to Hinge instead

Tinder is facing an identity crisis, as it can’t ditch its reputation as a hook-up only app.

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 Independent UK

More single people than ever are paying for dating apps – despite the ‘stigma’

‘It can be a great high-quality experiment in your dating life,’ dating coach says

Fortune

Hinge’s CPO says the company’s employee date stipend promotes empathetic company culture

Employees of the dating app business get $100 to wine-and-dine a crush, while also driving the business’ bottom line.

The Independent UK

Teri Hatcher reveals texts with Matthew Perry after they were kicked off same dating app

Perry messaged the ‘Desperate Housewives’ actor after she was booted off the app

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.

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