Quick links to today's dating news headlines
- Inside Tinder India's Guide on Gender Identities - The Drum
- Salt, the App for Single Believers - La Opinion de Malaga (in Spanish)
Dating News Headlines: Tinder, Salt
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Women Still Don't Feel Safe on Dating Apps
ELLE.FR - According to a Happn poll, 8 out of 10 women still feel very uncomfortable on dating apps. The main reason is insults and lewd unsolicited photos. 50% of single prefer to chat on the dating app rather than moving to another platform such as WhatsApp or messenger. 44% of users say they do not want to share their exact location, and 9 out of 10 singles prefer to meet in a public place.
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People Should Be Playing More Games While Dating
ELITE DAILY - The popularity of dating games has been a long time coming. Dating experts and entrepreneurs alike think that it's time to start planning some play dates. In Apr '20, Bumble launched its in-app Question Game, which allows matches to ask and share personal questions and answers with each other. Then, in Sep '20, Serena Kerrigan, founder of Let's F*cking Date, released her first expletive-filled card game (and sold out twice within 24 hours). She's since launched two more decks: Let's F*cking F*ck and Let's F*cking Play. Lox Club, a members-only dating app for people with "ridiculously high standards," entered the game field in May 2022 with Date Mode, their first in-app game, designed to be played on first dates. These games can open up communication in a really effective way. "Icebreakers like LFD cards give a sense of structure, which most people are open to receiving for better dating experiences," Maria Avgitidis, matchmaker at Agape Match and host of the Ask a Matchmaker podcast, says.
by Hannah Kerns
See full article at Elite Daily
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BlackGentry - a New Dating App for Black Singles
EIN NEWSWIRES - Launched in May 2020 in Atlanta by ZeelTech, a black-owned tech startup, BlackGentry is a new relationship-focused dating app for Black singles. New users are required to submit a selfie and be approved before they are visible to other users. Once approved, they have to complete 75% of their profiles before being able to communicate with others.
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Bumble's Stand for Safety Initiative in India Is Back for Its Second Edition
BUSINESS TODAY - The Stand for Safety initiative is a handbook that's been made by Bumble in a partnership with the Centre for Social Research and Nyaaya to "drive awareness around digital safety and support the community in recognising and combating online abuse, bullying, and discrimination". CSR is a non-profit organisation that works on creating a "violence-free, gender-just society" in the country and Nyaaya is an independent open access digital resource that provides simple and actionable information that educates people about their legal rights and how to exercise them.
Bumble conducted a study revealing that 50% of people have encountered hateful content online and 25% of women have "witnessed negative comments about their physical appearance and abuse against women at least once a week".
See full article at Business Today
Mark Brooks: We have our work cut out protecting users from bad and downright rogue behavior. Watch out for the Trust & Safety Connect quarterly events to connect with your colleagues on matters of trust and safety.
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Whitney Wolfe: "My Goal Has Been Undermined"
FORTUNE - Whitney Wolfe Herd founded the Bumble dating app so women can live 'healthier and more equitable lives.' She says the Supreme Court just undermined that goal dramatically. The U.S. Supreme Court officially overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed federal abortion rights on Friday. "When your ability to choose if, when, and how to have children is taken away, so is your bodily autonomy," Wolfe Herd said. "Reproductive rights are human rights." Sheryl Sandberg, the former CEO of Meta (Facebook), also spoke out on Friday. "This is a huge setback. For ourselves, our daughters, and every generation that follows, we must keep up the fight. Together, we must protect and expand abortion access."
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PlusCupid Got 500K Downloads in App Store Within 3 Months
PRESS RELEASE - PlusCupid, a new dating app designed for plus-size people that launched 3 months ago, claims 500K downloads on the US App Store after its first release. PlusCupid reviews each registered user profile by AI tech.
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Grindr Partners With Spectrum Labs on AI moderation
AXIOS - Grindr is partnering with Spectrum Labs to implement an AI system for content moderation. Spectrum's contextual AI service works to solve specific issues, such as identifying the sale of drugs and sex as well as trying to detect underage users. Spectrum has a set of algorithms it has tuned over the years.
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Bumble Signs 50 Female College Athletes to NIL Deals for Title IX's 50th Anniversary
FORBES - In honor of the 50th anniversary of Title IX, Bumble has signed 50 female college athletes to name, image and likeness deals as part of a new "50for50" program. The women will also be Bumble ambassadors on their respective campuses. This announcement adds to Bumble's previous multi-year investments in sports. In 2019, Bumble also launched a multi-year partnership with global esports organization Gen.G to create Team Bumble, an all-women professional esports team.
by Kristi Dosh
See full article at Forbes
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