Month: July 2022

Google Faces $1B UK Trial Over App Store Pricing

Posted on July 19, 2022

Google for social media1REUTERS – Google faces a London trial over an estimated $1.1B damages claim after a court authorized a lawsuit that alleges Google overcharged 19.5M customers for app store purchases. The class action, which was certified by the Competition Appeal Tribunal, alleges Google abused its dominant position by charging up to 30% commission on popular apps on its Play Store, including Roblox, Candy Crush Saga and Tinder since October 2015. The European Union alone has fined Google ~8B euros in recent years over anti-trust practices.

by Kirstin Ridley
See full article at Reuters

How Dating Apps Could Help Stop the Spread of STD

Posted on July 18, 2022

Grindr hiv statusSTAT – The rise of dating apps has led to more casual relationships, which means users feel less obliged to disclose sexually transmissible infections (STIs) to one another. Gonorrhea infections are up 45% and syphilis is up 52% since 2016. Congenital syphilis cases are up 235% since 2016. Grindr is alerting all users about new infectious disease outbreaks, including meningitis, hepatitis A, and monkeypox. Dating apps could incorporate the following approaches to improve the detection, treatment, and prevention of STIs:

  • Remind users to get regular testing for STIs and link them to local resources.
  • Provide an option to send anonymous notifications of positive STI test results to partners on the platform.
  • Confidentially and digitally transmit exposure and testing data to public health departments.

by Céline Gounder & Michael Donnelly
See full article at STAT

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Dating News Headlines: Lunch Actually, Grindr

Posted on July 18, 2022

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Bumble to Let Nonbinary Users Message Anyone First

Posted on July 18, 2022

Bumble Gender options1MASHABLE – Bumble is changing its gender options and nonbinary experience in a partnership with LGBTQ rights organization GLAAD. For matches with at least one nonbinary person, either person can message first. Further, Bumble BFF users can now connect with people of any gender, whereas previously they could only match with users of the same gender.

by Anna Iovine
See full article at Mashable

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Online Dating Is Great for Investors, Complicated for Customers

Posted on July 18, 2022

Online dating for social mediaWALL STREET JOURNAL – Together, Wall Street expects Match and Bumble to generate ~$4B this year. Online dating provides more specific results from a wider net. Tinder has ~10M people paying to meet someone on the app. But pitfalls abound. People use dating apps because everyone else seems to be using them. A recent study by the Marriage Foundation found couples who met online were six times more likely to get divorced in the first three years of their marriage than those who met in college or through family or friends. Romantic love may need to adapt to technology rather than the other way around.

by Laura Forman
See full article at Wall Street Journal

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SugarDaddyForMe.com Launches Video Chat Feature

Posted on July 18, 2022

SugarDaddyForMe logo 2022GLOBE NEWSWIRE – SugarDaddyForMe.com has officially launched a new video chat feature for all subscription holders. Founded in 2005, Sugar Daddy For Me pairs women looking for mutually beneficial relationships with successful men looking for the same. The site claims 4M members.

See full article at Globe Newswire

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Dating News Headlines: The Auntie Network, Schmooze

Posted on July 15, 2022

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Ten Year Club

Posted on July 14, 2022

Idea-weblogo-2xaOPW – How long have you been working in the dating industry as a leader / owner / CXO? More than 10 years? See IDEA's Ten Year Club here.

Please email mark@courtlandbrooks.com if you also belong in the Ten Year Club, or know of someone who should be in this exclusive little group of super committed industry veterans. (We do an annual online event just for people who are Ten Year Club members).