Dating apps like Tinder and Happn could be driving increase in STIs in England
9 years, 4 months ago

Dating apps like Tinder and Happn could be driving increase in STIs in England

The Independent  

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Dating Apps Promise to Remain a Rare Haven Following Trump’s Executive Order
2 months ago

Dating Apps Promise to Remain a Rare Haven Following Trump’s Executive Order

Wired  

Mere moments after his swearing in Monday, President Donald Trump made a proclamation to attendees of his inauguration: “It shall henceforth be the policy of the United States government that there are only two genders: male and female.” Trump then signed an executive order disparaging what the White House called “gender ideology” and claiming that a person’s sex is “not …

Why are STIs actually rising? Experts explain what's fuelling the explosion across age groups in England
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Why are STIs actually rising? Experts explain what's fuelling the explosion across age groups in England

Daily Mail  

England is beset by a post-pandemic surge in sexually transmitted infections, with experts suggesting the rise of dating apps, changing sexual appetites and older 'silver swipers' could be fuelling the rise. Last year UKHSA urged university students to wear condoms if having sex with someone new amid a sharp rise in gonorrhoea cases among under-24s. The number of women using …

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?
11 months, 1 week ago

The Swipe Pandemic: Are dating apps like Hinge, Bumble and Tinder pushing us to addiction?

India Today  

“I have been on these dating apps for almost two years now. I don’t get as many matches as I want, but I think it’s the case with every guy on these dating apps," says Sidharth Agarwal*, a 25-year-old software developer from Kolkata. A survey conducted by eHarmony found: A shocking nine in ten singles believe they are "addicted" to …

What does the post-pandemic dating world look like for singles?
11 months, 4 weeks ago

What does the post-pandemic dating world look like for singles?

Live Mint  

It’s been exactly four years since the covid-19 pandemic gripped the entire globe. I can easily say that 100% of my clients started looking within, introspecting on what they really wanted from a relationship, and how they could work on themselves to be ready for it. Yet, in 2022 as the world started trudging towards normalcy, most of my single …

One in eight Australians on dating apps have been asked to facilitate child sexual exploitation and abuse, survey finds
1 year, 1 month ago

One in eight Australians on dating apps have been asked to facilitate child sexual exploitation and abuse, survey finds

ABC  

In short: Research shows one in eight Australians on dating apps have received a request to facilitate child sexual exploitation or abuse. Research shows one in eight Australians on dating apps have received a request to facilitate child sexual exploitation or abuse. One in eight Australians on dating apps have received a request to facilitate child sexual exploitation or abuse, …

Tinder brings new user warnings to boost safe dating experience
1 year, 1 month ago

Tinder brings new user warnings to boost safe dating experience

India TV News  

Tinder brings new user warnings to boost safe dating experience When users receive a warning it will remain as a visible message that they cannot delete. Tinder, a dating app has reportedly announced new warnings to provide additional guidance to users, to inform them of inappropriate behaviour along with the immediate opportunity to change their actions to move forward. “These …

A new guide focuses on online dating safety
1 year, 6 months ago

A new guide focuses on online dating safety

Live Mint  

A question that has been asked one too many times recently is: How safe are dating apps? In a bid to make dating safer for users, Tinder has announced a dating safety guide for online daters in India, in collaboration with the Centre for Social Research, a non-profit organisation. The guide leverages the NGO’s insights, research and expertise to create …

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

The Hindu  

Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. The Australian Information Industry Association, which represents the information and communications technology industry in Australia but not the online dating sector, welcomed the …

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence
1 year, 6 months ago

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards to protect users from sexual violence

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — Australia’s government said Monday the online dating industry must improve safety standards or be forced to make changes through legislation, responding to research that says three-in-four Australian users suffer some form of sexual violence through the platforms. The Australian Information Industry Association, which represents the information and communications technology industry in Australia but not the online dating …

Tinder and Centre for Social Research collaborate to Launch comprehensive Dating Safety Guide in India
1 year, 6 months ago

Tinder and Centre for Social Research collaborate to Launch comprehensive Dating Safety Guide in India

India TV News  

Tinder and Centre for Social Research collaborate to Launch comprehensive Dating Safety Guide in India The Director of the Centre for Social Research in India, enthusiastically expressed her support for this collaboration, emphasizing their shared mission of enhancing online safety and digital well-being. Tinder, the popular dating app, has partnered with the non-profit organization Centre for Social Research to introduce …

A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs
2 years, 3 months ago

A new use for dating apps: Chasing STDs

Salon  

Heather Meador and Anna Herber-Downey use dating apps on the job — and their boss knows it. "STIs are increasing way faster than the funding we have," said Leo Parker, director of prevention programs for the National Coalition of STD Directors, all while public health departments — many underfunded — are grappling with new behaviors. "Social media companies have billions; …

Sex predators using dating apps as ‘hunting grounds’ for vulnerable victims, new research shows
2 years, 4 months ago

Sex predators using dating apps as ‘hunting grounds’ for vulnerable victims, new research shows

The Independent  

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Almost three-quarters of dating app users subjected to online sexual violence, study finds
2 years, 5 months ago

Almost three-quarters of dating app users subjected to online sexual violence, study finds

ABC  

Dan* would do all the things you'd expect before a Grindr date – brush his teeth, comb his hair – but he'd also turn on his location, send his friend a photo of the person he was with, their phone numbers, as well as a link to their social media platforms. Almost three-quarters of dating app users have been subjected …

Post pandemic, dating apps see surge in users from small towns and cities
2 years, 6 months ago

Post pandemic, dating apps see surge in users from small towns and cities

Live Mint  

The pandemic seems to have changed India’s courtship habits for good. The surge in usage is especially strong outside metro cities, which now account for 70% of users of the dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble and TrulyMadly, company executives said. Nearly 72% of users believe finding love online without meeting them in person is possible, the executives at dating …

Why people behave badly on dating apps
2 years, 10 months ago

Why people behave badly on dating apps

BBC  

Why people behave badly on dating apps Getty Images Cheating, ghosting and swiping – online dating brings out the worst in many people. While LeFebvre’s 2019 paper on ghosting didn’t focus exclusively on dating apps, many of the people she surveyed noted how “ghosting emerged simultaneously with mobile dating apps”, she says, suggesting the practice is somehow intertwined with meeting …

Why being on dating apps feels different since the pandemic
3 years, 3 months ago

Why being on dating apps feels different since the pandemic

Live Mint  

A couple of years back, it was common to have friends, friends of friends, and acquaintances introduce their partner and say, “we met on Tinder.” Several people I know even got married to people they had met on dating apps or have been in long-term relationships through dating app-matches for 4-5 years now. And when you wanted to stay off …

Bumble’s sexual assault counselling looks like a bleak admission of inevitability
3 years, 7 months ago

Bumble’s sexual assault counselling looks like a bleak admission of inevitability

The Independent  

Sign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But as a sexual assault survivor myself, with several close friends who have been raped by …

The pandemic changed dating norms. Are apps taking note?
3 years, 7 months ago

The pandemic changed dating norms. Are apps taking note?

Live Mint  

Early in the covid-19 pandemic, Jennifer Sherlock went out with a few men she met through dating apps. “So we wouldn’t be safe outside without mask, but we would be safe back at his place maskless?” She decided she needed a way to filter people, so she began arranging video chats before agreeing to meet anybody in person. Sherlock isn’t …

Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit
3 years, 7 months ago

Dating changed during the pandemic; apps are following suit

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “So we wouldn’t be safe …

The darkest side of online dating
3 years, 9 months ago

The darkest side of online dating

BBC  

The darkest side of online dating Getty Images There are lots of perks to online dating – but it has a worrying dark side that can leave some shaken. Most of what was happening in that world for me was dismissal – a lot of dismissal, a lot of being made to feel like I was of lesser value.” I …

When the Boss of All Dating Apps Met the Pandemic
3 years, 11 months ago

When the Boss of All Dating Apps Met the Pandemic

Wired  

On March 1, 2020—11 days before the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic, and the scope of human intimacy shrank to the size of a touchscreen—Sharmistha Dubey became the chief executive of the largest internet dating company on the planet. “If we’re expecting 10,000 new subscribers, and we see 6,000—and we see that for two, three, four days—you …

How the world of dating apps has changed during the pandemic, according to Tinder
3 years, 11 months ago

How the world of dating apps has changed during the pandemic, according to Tinder

The Independent  

Last year was not exactly the best time to be single. Additionally, due to the uncertainty that has characterised the last year, single people on Tinder were keen not to put any degree of certainty on their intentions, with phrases like “see where things go” rising by 19 per cent on their bios, along with “open to”, which rose by …

COVID-19 Changed The World, Yet Men On Tinder Remained Exactly The Same
4 years, 2 months ago

COVID-19 Changed The World, Yet Men On Tinder Remained Exactly The Same

Huff Post  

oatawa via Getty Images It’s January 2020 and “coronavirus” is not yet even a meme. I’m just out of a yearlong relationship and come February, I’m doing what I do best: going on so-so dates and occasionally getting oral sex from random guys from Tinder. When we match, I am shocked to find that most of the initial conversation is …

The lost year: How the pandemic pressed pause on the world of dating
4 years, 5 months ago

The lost year: How the pandemic pressed pause on the world of dating

The Independent  

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Sex, Apps And VPN: Pakistan Is Curbing Internet Freedom, But Young People Are Fighting Back
4 years, 6 months ago

Sex, Apps And VPN: Pakistan Is Curbing Internet Freedom, But Young People Are Fighting Back

Huff Post  

In a country where women, particularly from less privileged backgrounds, find it difficult to meet and interact with men freely, apps such as Tinder offered a way out, even if the aim was merely friendship SAMIA SINGH Karachi, PAKISTAN — On 1 September, Pakistan’s telecom regulator announced it was blocking access to five apps, including dating apps Tinder and Grindr. …

Dating in the times of Covid-19: Tips to keep your virtual romance alive
4 years, 8 months ago

Dating in the times of Covid-19: Tips to keep your virtual romance alive

Hindustan Times  

Humans have an innate need to communicate and connect, and the coronavirus pandemic has really been a kick in the gut of our social lives. Even the loners among us are now beginning to crave contact, missing people we hate is something almost everyone is experiencing, and those unfortunate ones of us who are single and living alone since the …

Not always a date
5 years, 1 month ago

Not always a date

Deccan Chronicle  

With an increase in the use of the internet, the mores of swipe-right or -left culture is acing, as per statistics. Sexual and otherwise Interestingly, of the 46 per cent, while 82 per cent claims to use dating apps not to find a partner but to seek friendship and companionship, 59 per cent users believe the people they meet are …

Dating apps blamed as a million new STD cases diagnosed every day amid warnings infections are becoming untreatable
5 years, 9 months ago

Dating apps blamed as a million new STD cases diagnosed every day amid warnings infections are becoming untreatable

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Dating apps and sexual health stigma are adding to more than …

Tinder: Dating app now allows users to choose up to three sexual orientations
5 years, 9 months ago

Tinder: Dating app now allows users to choose up to three sexual orientations

The Independent  

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Dating apps like Tinder contributing to rise in STIs, experts say, but not for the reasons you think
5 years, 11 months ago

Dating apps like Tinder contributing to rise in STIs, experts say, but not for the reasons you think

ABC  

In the digital age, casual sex and partners are available at the click of a button. Key points: Chlamydia notifications have risen in Australia by 13 per cent since 2014, with three-quarters of these among 15–29-year-olds Gonorrhoea and syphilis figures have also gone up Experts say STI rates are increasing not because people are having more sex, but because they …

One in four Britons have felt unsafe during dates in past year, study claims
6 years, 1 month ago

One in four Britons have felt unsafe during dates in past year, study claims

The Independent  

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Distraught woman discovers her partner's TINDER profile before wedding
6 years, 2 months ago

Distraught woman discovers her partner's TINDER profile before wedding

Daily Mail  

An Australian woman has been left distraught after discovering her partner's Tinder profile just two days before their wedding. A September 2017 study conducted by Slater and Gordon Lawyers in the UK, revealed 35 per cent admitted to using a dating app while in a relationship. 'I thought we'd make it': A woman discovered her partner's TINDER profile just two …

Figures show Britons over 50 are more at risk of STIs
7 years, 7 months ago

Figures show Britons over 50 are more at risk of STIs

Daily Mail  

Middle-aged Britons are on the brink of a sexual health crisis, experts have warned, after a surge in the number of sexually transmitted infections in the over-45s. Middle-aged Britons are on the brink of a sexual health crisis, experts have warned, after a surge in the number of sexually transmitted infections in the over-45s Sexual health specialists say a ‘perfect …

Dating apps are making people less picky, study claims
8 years, 1 month ago

Dating apps are making people less picky, study claims

The Independent  

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Valentine's Day-centric fake apps surge, increase security risks: Norton Mobile Survey
8 years, 1 month ago

Valentine's Day-centric fake apps surge, increase security risks: Norton Mobile Survey

Firstpost  

Nearly 59 percent of people who used online dating services or apps on their mobile devices reported experiencing a security problem, a survey by global leader in cyber security Norton by Symantec has revealed. According to the recently released Norton Mobile Survey, dating-based social networking is rapidly becoming the norm in India with about 38 percent of consumers admitting to …

59 percent Indians who use online dating services face security issues
8 years, 6 months ago

59 percent Indians who use online dating services face security issues

Firstpost  

With the growing trend of online dating services and apps, three in five Indian online daters are now facing security issues as these platforms have become hotbeds for cybercriminals, a new study revealed on Wednesday. In fact, currently, eight percent of women and 13 percent of men in India have dating apps on their mobile devices,” said the results of …

Watch out! Dating sites may be spreading HIV, claim researchers
9 years ago

Watch out! Dating sites may be spreading HIV, claim researchers

Firstpost  

Dating websites and apps may be behind the growing number of newly HIV-infected men in the US, a new study has said Dating websites and apps may be behind the growing number of newly HIV-infected men in the US, a new study has said, cautioning people about the risks of sexual encounters arranged online. More than 60 per cent of …

Tinder-style apps score as online dating grows in the US: Survey
9 years, 1 month ago

Tinder-style apps score as online dating grows in the US: Survey

Firstpost  

The age-old quest for love is moving inexorably online for young and old Americans alike - whether this means swiping on their phone for a hot date, or using matchmaking sites to find the perfect mate. A survey released Thursday by Pew Research Center found that 15 percent of people now take part in some form of online dating, up …

How billboards linking Tinder to STDs are the latest battleground in online dating
9 years, 5 months ago

How billboards linking Tinder to STDs are the latest battleground in online dating

The Independent  

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High There! Weed smokers get their own dating app, dubbed 'Tinder for stoners'
10 years, 1 month ago

High There! Weed smokers get their own dating app, dubbed 'Tinder for stoners'

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Cannabis smokers in the …

Dating Site Has to Pay Up After Sharing Users’ STI Statuses
10 years, 4 months ago

Dating Site Has to Pay Up After Sharing Users’ STI Statuses

Slate  

Last week a California jury rendered a $16.5 million verdict against a dating site for allegedly sharing user data with more than 1,000 third parties. Unbeknownst to many users, PositiveSingles’ parent company, SuccessfulMatch, allegedly shared user data with hundreds of its other dating sites, which include illustrious titles such as RichDateBusty, EquestrianCupid, NudistFriends, and, according to one report, Herpesinmouth. The …

Third of 18-25 year-old's have met for sex through phone app like Tinder
10 years, 6 months ago

Third of 18-25 year-old's have met for sex through phone app like Tinder

Daily Mail  

Almost a third of 18-25 year-olds have had a sexual encounter with someone they met through an app or social networking site A new survey has revealed shocking statistics that show the damage so-called hook-up apps may be having on the sex lives of young Brits. Apps like Tinder and Grindr are geo-social networking applications supposedly geared towards finding a …

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