HORIZONT.NET – Nov 20 – German dating app Lovoo now allows Bitcoins as one of its payment methods. Lovoo claims 70M registered users and 2M daily active users in Germany. The app was acquired by The Meet Group for $70M in September. Although digital currencies have not yet reached the mass market, that could change very soon. According to rumors, Amazon will soon allow Bitcoins. Amazon has not denied the rumors. Meanwhile, Lovoo is already thinking about enabling advertisers to pay with Bitcoins.
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Gay Clubs Raided And Dating App Shut Down In Belarus
PINKNEWS – Oct 26 – LGBT people in yet another former Soviet state are facing an "alarming" crackdown. Two clubs popular with the LGBT community in Belarus were raided this weekend, with customers harassed and detained by police. A popular dating site for gay men has also reportedly been shut down by the government. The move was apparently taken on the direct orders of President Alexander Lukashenko, a dictator who is the country's only ever president. Lukashenko has previously responded to accusations that he was running a dictatorship by saying that it was "better to be a dictator than gay".
Report: The Internet Habits Of Swedes
Half Of Singletons In Britain Have Never Asked Someone On Date Face To Face
THE SUN – Oct 24 – A study of 1,500 single adults revealed that two thirds of people have never used a chat up line on someone they fancy, while 67% have never written a love letter. 46% have never dumped anyone in person. The research was commissioned by Grace Say Aloe – the brand behind the popular aloe vera drink. The study also found almost half of singletons think people have forgotten how to date in real life, now meeting people has become so accessible online.
Making Britain The Safest Place In The World To Be Online
GOV.UK – Oct 11 – Britain is to become the safest place in the world to be online thanks to new proposals announced today by Culture Secretary Karen Bradley. Cracking down on dangers like cyber-bullying, trolling and under-age access to porn, the Government's Internet Safety Strategy proposes:
- A new social media code of practice to remove or address bullying, intimidating or humiliating online content
- An industry-wide levy so social media companies contribute to raise awareness
- An annual Internet safety transparency report to show progress on addressing abusive content
- Support for tech and digital startups to think safety first
In the past year, one fifth of 12-15 year olds encountered something online that they 'found worrying or nasty in some way' and 64% of 13-17 year olds have seen images or videos offensive to a particular group. Nearly half of adult users also say they have seen something that has upset or offended them on social media.
‘Sugar Daddy’ Site RichMeetBeautiful Faces Legal Fight In Belgium
by Daniel Boffey
See full article at The Guardian
ClikD: A New Dating App For Music Lovers
THE 405 – Sep 25 – New London-based app CLiKD is launching a music-based dating app to help music lovers find their soulmate based on musical taste.
‘Sugar Daddy’ Dating Ads ‘Illegal’ In Norway
One Third Of Brits Use Dating Apps While In A Relationship
DAILYSTAR.CO.UK – Sep 5 – Nearly one in three Brits use dating apps even when they have a partner. 46% of men check out other women's profiles. And one in five women browse the sites in secret. Both men and women said "boredom" was behind their straying.
Dating App Mamba Aims To Boost Russian Voter Turnout
