DAILY MAIL – Jan 28 – The number of Tinder-related police call-outs has more than doubled in the last three years, official figures show. Police now receive ~20 reports a week linked to the online dating app. As recently as 2015, police had about eight Tinder-related calls a week, or a total of 442. Police figures indicate this rose to 1,087 in 2018.
Category: Reporters – Katherine Rushton
Investors Fall Out Of Love With Cupid.com
TELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Feb 8 – Investors have fallen out of love with Cupid.com after a BBC radio show started investigating the company as part of a programme about the online dating world. Cupid was forced to tell the stock market it was under scrutiny after shares crashed by as much as 13pc in morning trading. The radio programme will air on BBC Radio 5 Live on Sunday. Cupid would not disclose details of the investigation. However, it is thought to focus on the issue of scammers who set up fake profiles on dating sites, and ask whether online dating businesses do enough to protect their customers.