Hitting the Books: Social media's long, pointless war against sex on the internetUnsurprisingly, society's most vulnerable populations are those most harmed by these policies. By A. Tarantola, 11.27.2022
Hinge is adding video identity verification to combat scam accounts and catfishingThe dating app will prompt users to upload a selfie of themselves.By I. Bonifacic, 10.25.2022
Bumble open-sourced its AI tool for catching unwanted nudesThe company hopes the technology will help combat cyberflashing. By I. Bonifacic, 10.24.2022
Tinder scales back its plans for dating in the metaverseThe company is also losing its CEO and rethinking in-app currency.By J. Fingas, 08.03.2022
Grindr location data was reportedly for sale for at least three years (updated)The company curbed the practice two years ago, but the move may have come too late.By J. Fingas, 05.02.2022
Tinder brings back Festival Mode now that in-person events are a thing againHook up before you go to the big show.By J. Fingas, 04.14.2022
Grindr restricts location features at the Beijing Olympic VillageIt's limiting access to the Explore page for the privacy and safety of athletes.By J. Fingas, 02.09.2022
Dating app Grindr disappears from Apple's App Store in China (updated)The absence comes after China vowed to crack down on various kinds of online content.By J. Fingas, 01.31.2022
Tinder thinks you should bring a stranger as a date to your next weddingWhat could possibly go wrong?By I. Bonifacic, 10.14.2021
Lyft now lets you pay for your Tinder date's rideLyft and Tinder hope this will jumpstart dating.By J. Fingas, 10.07.2021
OnlyFans has 'suspended' its ban on sexually explicit contentThe service says it has 'assurances' that will help it avoid the ban.By J. Fingas, 08.25.2021
OnlyFans’ policy switch is the latest victory in Big Banking’s war on sexIt’s the same story we saw when Patreon dumped sex workers in 2017.By D. Cooper, 08.20.2021
Bumble won't let you share bikini and bra photos if you took them indoorsOutside is perfectly acceptable, however.By J. Fingas, 12.26.2020
Hackers could have locked users inside a smart chastity devicePrivate messages and location data could have been revealed, too.By J. Fingas, 10.06.2020
The Arcwave Ion is designed to 'give men a female orgasm'It targets a bundle of nerves you’ve probably never heard of.By D. Cooper, 09.29.2020
Match.com’s Date Check-In sends an SOS to friends in case of creepsThe new safety feature gives friends and family pertinent details about your date.By M. DeAngelis, 02.18.2020
Pass Tinder’s catfish test and you’ll get verifiedIt’s one of a few safety changes Tinder is making.By C. Fisher, 01.23.2020
Tinder is working on a panic button for dangerous situationsIt can send emergency services straight to your location.By R. England, 01.23.2020
Your online activity is now effectively a social ‘credit score’Especially when the Morality Police get acquired.By V. Blue, 01.17.2020
Study finds Grindr, OKCupid and Tinder sharing sensitive data (updated)Twitter's ad unit has also been blamed for playing a part.By J. Fingas, 01.14.2020