Month: March 2021

Match Gave Scammers, Predators Access to Dating Apps, Suit Says

Posted on March 1, 2021

Matchcom logo blue 2019BLOOMBERG LAW – Feb 28 – A Match Group investor sued current and former board members, claiming they failed to keep sexual predators off its dating apps and "knowingly capitalized on fraud" by letting "fake love interest" emails past scam filters. "Match.com had the ability to detect potentially fraudulent users and block their communications," and "it did, but only for a fee," the 167-page lawsuit says. "For non subscribers, on the other hand, Match.com used the fraudulent users to entice membership subscriptions."

by Mike Leonard
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What It’s Like to Work With a Matchmaker

Posted on March 1, 2021

Matchmakers workNEW YORK TIMES – Feb 27 – Six customers of matchmaking services share their experiences. Their fees ranged from $500 to $25K. Many matchmakers either don't have or won't share statistics on their success rates. It's common not to provide references, citing a need to protect privacy. The companies generally aren't listed on review sites like Yelp. The New York Times interviewed a few singles across North America who have used matchmakers. Most of them agreed that the matches were better than Tinder matches. Here are edited versions of five conversations, including some comments and responses from the matchmakers.

by Alyson Krueger
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One Year Later: How Covid-19 Changed Dating

Posted on March 1, 2021

Okcupid covid picOKCUPID – Feb 28 – Mentions of 'coronavirus' on OkCupid profiles increased 32% between Mar and Dec of last year, and mentions of 'vaccine' increased 137% between Nov and Jan 2021. Young women are becoming more active and engaged. Recently, women under 30 on OkCupid sent 28.5% more first messages in Jan 2021 than they did the same time last year. 4 in 10 people would cancel a date with someone who didn't want to take the COVID-19 vaccine. When asked about their post-pandemic plans, daters were 12.4X more likely to say they’d like to find someone special rather than date around.

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Taimi Surpasses a Million Unique Livestreams

Posted on March 1, 2021

Taimi logo 2020MEDIUM – Feb 28 – In half-a-year after the launch of livestreaming on the app, Taimi users have started over a million unique sessions. Taimi is the world's largest LGBTQ+ platform that features a social network and dating app.

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