PEOPLE – In a May 21 interview with The New York Times, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance criticized dating apps, calling them “destructive” for making it harder for young people to form relationships, get married, and start families. He expressed concern about AI’s role in increasing social isolation and warned that teens may begin forming unhealthy emotional bonds with chatbots. Vance, a vocal supporter of pronatalism, raised these concerns during a recent conversation with Pope Leo XIV, linking modern technology to declining family formation in the U.S.
by Charna Flam
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