ECONOMIC TIMES – July 13 – Tinder is partnering with Netflix as the official casting partner for its first ever Indian dating reality show, 'IRL: In Real Love'. Single Tinder users can apply to be the contestants in the show by swiping right in the app.
Month: July 2021
OkCupid Is Now Translated Into German and Gender Neutral
W&V – July 13 – OkCupid was previously only available in English in the EU. Germany is now getting its own version with gender-neutral language.
Dating-App Investors Should Play the Field
by Laura Forman
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Iran Unveils State-approved Dating App
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE – July 13 – Users of app Hamdam take a psych test, and have a consultant for the first 4 years of marriage. Hamdam (Farsi for 'companion') is part of the Iran's efforts to tackle declining birth rates and the rising age of marriage. Dating apps are popular in Iran, but all other platforms apart from Hamdam are illegal. Hamdan is free. In March, Iran's parliament passed a bill titled "population growth and supporting families" mandating the government to offer significant financial incentives for marriage and to encourage people to have more than two children, while limiting access to abortion.
See full article at The Guardian
Mark Brooks: Having coaching after the match, makes a lot of sense. Marriages are more likely to fall apart early on. So having some fortification early on should help couples improve their expectations and communication skills. Could Government sanctioned dating apps become more commonplace in the future?
Grindr Poses Exploitation Risk to Minors
GBH NEWS – July 12 – Since 2015, more than 100 men across the United States – including police officers, priests and teachers – have faced charges related to sexually assaulting minors or attempting sexual activity with youth they met on Grindr, according to a GBH News search of public records. More than half of sexually active gay and bisexual boys between the ages of 14 and 17 find sexual partners on Grindr and other similar apps, according to a 2018 study by Northwestern University researchers. Grindr is by far the most popular dating app among teens, the research shows. A growing number of advocates and public officials are calling for reforms to Section 230 to hold companies more accountable for dangers, including their role in sex trafficking. Cheyenne Ehrlich, owner of a company called SaferKid that works to protect children from dangers on the Internet, says lawmakers either have to amend Section 230 or require companies to impose age verification. Ehrlich has Grindr on his top list of most dangerous apps for children because of its adult content.
by Jenifer B. McKim, Phillip Martin & Gabriela Lopez
See full article at GBH News
Dua.com, the Dating App for Albanians, Faces Privacy Accusations
WATSON – July 12 – A Swiss start-up that operates Dua.com, a Europe-wide dating app for Albanians, is confronted with data protection issues. Dua.com has been installed ~350K times so far. It was developed by a start-up run by the Eastern Swiss entrepreneur Valon Asani, who now operates from Zurich and Kosovo's capital Prishtina. Dua.com is designed for people of Albanian origin, and a Romanian version of the app is coming soon. Most recently the company has encountered data protection issues. Some users accused the app of sharing their data with third parties for marketing purposes. Mr Asani said he was serious about data protection. Dua.com has appointed a data protection officer which is required by law when "particularly sensitive data" is processed.
by Petar Marjanović
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Mark Brooks: The CEO of Dua refutes these claims and says, "The news about dua.com is actually wrong. We had only accusations without any facts. We declared those are not true. So, we don't "face privacy issues"."
Bumble Partners With Actor-to-be Shanaya Kapoor & Maheep Kapoor to Share Dating Tips
EXCHANGE4MEDIA – July 12 – In the fun video released on Instagram, the mother-daughter duo will be seen bonding over making the first move and sharing tips on how to Bumble better.
Spark Networks Begins Monetization of Zoosk Live!
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OneRep Review
KNOWTECHIE – OneRep is an online privacy service that protects users from the worst parts of the internet. They can set up your profile in just a couple of minutes, and then it finds and deletes their personal information on ~100 people-search sites with the push of a button. If you've never opted out of a people-search site, chances are you're currently vulnerable to identity theft, doxxing, spam, and even reputational harm. That's where OneRep comes in. Rather than opting out of these sites by hand (just to have your information pop up again), OneRep removes and keeps you off of over 100 data brokers. What's So Dangerous about Data Brokers? There's a big market for selling personal data, which explains the thousands of data brokers on the internet. These sites track down personal information and gather it into a profile that others can view or purchase. This can include phone number, occupation, salary, address, and plenty more.
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