After Pakistan banned dating apps Tinder, Grindr, and Skout in September 2020, Facebook matchmaking groups for Pakistanis gained tens of thousands of members
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Facebook groups are a “hybrid version” of matchmaking for Pakistani people; a sweet spot between the arranged marriage process and getting the freedom to choose your partner https://restofworld.org/...
“In 2020, the Pakistani gov banned five dating apps for promulgating “immoral” content... so Pakistani youth turned to an unlikely alternative: Facebook groups.” How Facebook became Pakistan's hottest matchmaking site https://restofworld.org/... @restofworld
In 2020, the Pakistani government banned five dating apps — Tinder, Grindr, Tagged, Skout, and SayHi — for spreading “immoral” content. So Pakistani youth turned to an unlikely alternative: Facebook groups https://restofworld.org/...
Around 64% of Pakistan's population is currently under 30, and the ban on dating apps left them with limited avenues to find partners. So Pakistani youth turned to an unlikely alternative: Facebook groups https://restofworld.org/...
After a ban on dating apps, Pakistani youth are increasingly turning to Facebook groups to find a match. My latest, for @restofworld, looks at how Facebook matchmaking groups are gaining popularity in Pakistan. https://restofworld.org/...