Category: Match Group

Match Group’s CEO Revived a Shuttered Tinder Internship Program for Gen Z

Posted on May 15, 2026
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FORTUNE – Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff revived the company’s canceled Tinder internship program, receiving ~30K applications for 27 positions. The internships will begin June 1 and run through August across engineering, product, design, marketing, and analytics teams. Rascoff said the company is increasing investment in early-career hiring and Gen Z talent, despite broader cuts to internships and entry-level hiring across the tech sector. He also said Match Group plans to hire more workers who are already experienced using AI tools in daily workflows. 

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Reality Defender Launches Ethics Committee Including Match Group’s Yoel Roth

Posted on May 13, 2026
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REALITY DEFENDER – Reality Defender announced the formation of its Ethics Committee focused on AI-generated media detection and governance. The founding members are:

  • Yoel Roth, Head of Trust & Safety at Match Group and former Head of Trust & Safety at Twitter
  • Keith Enright, former Chief Privacy Officer at Google
  • Luciano Floridi, Director of Yale’s Digital Ethics Center and contributor to the EU AI Act ethical framework

The committee will address issues including false positives, privacy, authentication, access to flagged content, and the use of AI detection verdicts in legal and regulatory proceedings. The company develops real-time detection tools for AI-generated voice, video, image, and text content.

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Match Group CEO Says Gen Z Finds Traditional Dating Apps Intimidating

Posted on May 7, 2026
Specer Rascoff, CEO of Match Group

BUSINESS INSIDER – Spencer Rascoff said Gen Z finds traditional dating apps intimidating because they feel too structured and “like a job interview.” Speaking during Match Group’s earnings call, he said younger users want low-pressure, more natural ways to meet people. In response, Match Group is adding features focused on real-life interaction. Hinge is testing a “Direct to Date” feature that encourages users to meet immediately after matching, while Tinder has started hosting in-person dating events and added interest-based features like music and astrology modes.

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Match Group Q1: Revenue up, Tinder Back to Growth, Hinge Accelerates

Posted on May 6, 2026
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REUTERS – Match Group reported a strong Q1 2026, with revenue up to $864M (+4%) and profit rising 42% to $167M. Growth was driven mainly by Hinge, which saw 28% revenue growth, while Tinder showed early signs of recovery. Tinder’s registrations returned to YOY growth in March for the first time in nearly two years, with improving engagement and retention. New features and product changes are starting to stabilize the platform, especially with younger users. Overall, paying users declined 5%, but revenue per user increased. The company is streamlining operations, cutting costs, and investing in higher-growth areas, including a $100M stake in gay dating app Sniffies.

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Match Group Backs Gay Dating App Sniffies With $100M

Posted on May 6, 2026
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WIRED – Match Group invested $100M in Sniffies, taking a large minority stake with the option to acquire it fully later. The move has unsettled users, who fear the niche, anonymous cruising app could lose its distinct, sex-positive culture under corporate influence. While CEO Blake Gallagher says the partnership will focus on safety and growth without changing the platform’s identity, many users remain skeptical.

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Match Invests $100M in Sniffies With Option to Buy

Posted on April 28, 2026
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BLOOMBERG – Seattle-based Sniffies (3m MAU) has a real-time map for gay hookups and is web-only due to app store content restrictions. The news caused Grindr shares to fall 2.5%. Match’s stock was little changed. Last Match purchased HER app. Match is winding down its existing Archer app, which it launched in 2023 to serve queer men. It will focus instead on supporting Sniffies.

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Clarifai Deletes 3 Million Photos That OkCupid Provided to Train Facial Recognition AI

Posted on April 22, 2026
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TECH CRUNCH – Clarifai has now deleted 3M OkCupid photos and the AI models trained on them. This is the first clear confirmation that the data was actually used for facial recognition training. The deletion follows the FTC case against OkCupid and Match Group, which settled without admitting wrongdoing.

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Tinder’s Turnaround Plan Centers on Winning Back Women

Posted on April 20, 2026
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FINANCIAL TIMES –  Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff says attracting female users is a “priority focus” in the push to turn around Tinder. Tinder has fallen from a peak of 65.4M monthly active users in 2021 to 50.5M last year, according to Sensor Tower. Match Group does not publish a gender breakdown of users on its apps, but Sensor Tower estimates around 75% of Tinder’s users are men. Since taking over, Rascoff has introduced a series of new features, including double dates, video calls, and shared-interest matching (such as music taste), aimed at attracting younger Gen Z users and women. He said the decline has improved from -11% annually to -8.5%, with a goal of stabilizing growth by the end of next year.

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Match Group Sues Marsh Over Missed Insurance Deadline in Tinder “Super Like” Dispute

Posted on April 2, 2026
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INSURANCE BUSINESS MAG – Match Group has sued insurance broker Marsh USA, alleging it failed to notify insurer Beazley of a claim before a policy expired in 2016, resulting in a denial of coverage. The dispute stems from a lawsuit over Tinder’s “Super Like” feature. Tinder’s broker submitted notice after the policy expired, and courts later ruled the claim should have been reported earlier. After losing its case against Beazley, Match Group is now seeking ~$4M in damages and legal fees from Marsh.

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Match Group Settles FTC Case Over Alleged Sharing of OkCupid User Data for AI Training

Posted on April 1, 2026
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INC –  Match Group has agreed to settle an FTC lawsuit alleging that OkCupid shared millions of users’ personal data, including photos, with Clarifai in 2014 to train facial recognition systems without proper consent, despite privacy policies suggesting otherwise. The data reportedly included ~3M images along with demographic and location information. Under the settlement, Match must improve how it discloses and handles user data and implement compliance measures under oversight. The company does not admit wrongdoing, and the agreement is pending court approval.

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