BBC – June 25 – Political campaigns are desperate to new find ways to reach voters. A Democratic candidate in New York City is trying Tinder and other dating apps to start conversations about his campaign. Suraj Patel, president of a hotel management company and Obama presidential campaign veteran, recently hosted a "Tinder banking" party, where he and his campaign aides logged into accounts on dating apps in an unconventional attempt at voter outreach. The accounts, and attractive photographs of would-be suitors, weren't always their own – Mr Patel's, for instance, used that of his brother. According to campaign spokesperson Lis Smith, the Tinder banking is part of a concerted effort to find voters "where they are". Tinder's terms of use prohibit the use of bots and "third-party applications" that interact with members and ban the unauthorised use of the service for "commercial purposes".
by Anthony Zurcher
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