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Month: June 2022
Spark Networks to Explore Strategic Alternatives
PR NEWSWIRE – Spark Networks has initiated an exploration of strategic alternatives. As part of this process, the company plans to consider a wide range of options, including a potential sale, merger, or other strategic transaction, and continuing to operate as a public, independent company. "Following approaches by several parties interested in a potential transaction, we believe now is an opportune time to explore a range of potential strategic alternatives," said Eric Eichmann, the company's CEO.
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Shaadi.com’s Brand Journey
AFAQS – Pioneer of the match-making industry in India and the world’s largest matchmaking service is celebrating 7M success stories. To mark this occasion, Shaadi.com has launched a multimedia campaign that involves a short film featuring founder Anupam Mittal who quirkily re-enacts the company’s 20 year journey.
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Match Faces Probe Over Dating Photos’ Alleged Use in Database
BLOOMBERG LAW – Match Group is under pressure from the FTC to cooperate with an investigation into whether its OkCupid app illegally shared data with a facial recognition company. OkCupid has allegedly allowed Clarifai to use OkCupid profiles to train the facial recognition algorithm which could detect age, sex and race.
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- Match Faces Probe Over Dating Photos' Alleged Use in Database – Bloomberg Law
DNA Romance and Genera Partner to Matchmake Singles in South America
PR UNDERGROUND – DNA Romance and Genera have entered into a strategic partnership to use precision genomics to help single people in Brazil find their soulmate. Now anyone who has taken a DNA test from Genera can search DNA Romance. Genera is the first genetics laboratory in Brazil to offer a personalized ancestry and health testing platform. The company is headquartered in Bela Vista, São Paulo, Brazil and has been in operation since 2010, servicing Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. DNA Romance uses genomics, psychology and algorithms for matchmaking. The company launched their Genetic dating site in Sep 2017.
Tinder and Human Rights Campaign Partner to End LGBTQIA+ Blood Bans
MM+M ONLINE – Tinder CEO Renate Nyborg characterized the policy, which prevents thousands of would-be donors from contributing blood, as "outdated and discriminatory." Match Group will send a letter to the FDA this week pushing the agency to prioritize the Assessing Donor Variability and New Concepts in Eligibility (ADVANCE) Study, which seeks to offer a more inclusive policy.
The Obstacles of Non-binary Dating
BBC – In the US, ~1.2M LGBTQ adults identify as non-binary, according to a 2021 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Identifying as non-binary means, simply, not defining one's gender within the male versus female binary. While many dating apps allow users to identify as non-binary, their profiles still get lumped in with men or women when it comes to how other users of the app can view them. Users on Bumble can choose who they'd like to be seen by on the app, like if they want to be seen by "women, men, non-binary people, a selection of two options, or everyone". Then there are dating apps such as Lex, which primarily target users who identify as "queer, trans, gender non-conforming, two spirit, and non-binary".