Dating App news and trends

Match Group Drops Restraining Order Against Google
Payment Methods // May 20, 2022

Dating apps maker Match Group on Friday (May 20) withdrew its request for a temporary restraining order against Google after the search engine agreed to allow alternative payments and scaled back its push for control of all user data, according to a company press release....

Facebook Ireland Holds Up Dating Feature Over Regulator GDPR Compliance Concerns
Facebook // February 12, 2020

Facebook Ireland put its planned dating feature on hold following a raid by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Wednesday (Feb. 12), according to reports. The DPC — which acts as the regulator for all of Europe — searched the social media giant’s offices in...

EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data
Regulation // February 05, 2020

Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers, including issues over its transparency and compliance with obligations related to subjects’ data rights requests. Under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), EU citizens...

Facebook Dating Enhances Cross-App Integration
Facebook // November 21, 2019

Facebook Dating users can now add their Facebook or Instagram Stories to their dating profiles. Launched in September, Facebook Dating was created to give users “a more authentic look at who someone is.” In addition to photos, adding Stories can give potential love interests more...

Interviews & Exclusives
Match.com And Alexa’s Valentine’s Mismatch

February 13, 2018
Alexa has many valuable skills to share – a little over 25,000, to be precise. Need to know the weather, order up an Uber, get a Domino’s pizza delivered, order flowers, listen to a joke, sing a song or have someone read you a bedtime story? Alexa totally has your back. If you need help making a grilled cheese sandwich, Alexa won’t judge you […]

Quick Reads
Facebook Ireland Holds Up Dating Feature Over Regulator GDPR Compliance Concerns

February 12, 2020
Facebook Ireland put its planned dating feature on hold following a raid by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) on Wednesday (Feb. 12), according to reports. The DPC — which acts as the regulator for all of Europe — searched the social media giant’s offices in Dublin. Facebook was allegedly unable to provide the agency with […]

EU Investigates Tinder’s Use Of User Data

February 05, 2020
Tinder, the popular dating service, is under investigation by the Ireland Data Protection Commission (DPC) over how it uses data from customers, including issues over its transparency and compliance with...

Facebook Dating Enhances Cross-App Integration

November 21, 2019
Facebook Dating users can now add their Facebook or Instagram Stories to their dating profiles. Launched in September, Facebook Dating was created to give users “a more authentic look at...

JCrush’s Open Database Exposes 200K User Records

June 05, 2019
Dating app JCrush potentially exposed the records of around 200,000 users. The app, designed for the Jewish community, left the database open without a password, exposing user data and private...