Malaysia blocks access to Grindr's and Blued's websites and says it may engage with Google and Apple to curb the LGBTQ dating apps in the Muslim-majority nation
Malaysia has blocked access to LGBTQ+ networking and dating sites Grindr and Blued, with authorities reviewing legal measures …
Dating apps are pivoting to Asia as swipe-right fatigue hits the West; India, China, and Indonesia ranked among the top five markets by downloads in 2025
Rising numbers of ‘goal-orientated’ women are using the apps as stigma over online dating fades — Online dating companies are pivoting …
Dating apps are pivoting to Asia as swipe-right fatigue hits the West; India, China, and Indonesia ranked among the top five markets by downloads in 2025
Rising numbers of ‘goal-orientated’ women are using the apps as stigma over online dating fades — Online dating companies are pivoting …
A look at the rise of AI companionship apps; a researcher found 206 on Apple's App Store and 253 on Google Play, with a total of 220M+ downloads as of July 2025
1. The first trend is a decline in people using dating apps like Tinder & Bumble. — 2. The rise of AI companion (aka AI girlfriend) apps. — 3. Using ChatGPT to write messages to people you're dati...
Apple removes two of China's most popular gay dating apps, Blued and Finka, from its App Store in the country, citing a Cyberspace Administration of China order
The removal of Blued and Finka marks another setback for China's marginalized LGBTQ+ community.
An interview with Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd on AI being the “most emotionally intelligent matchmaker”, planning an AI-powered matchmaking app, and more
She's spent nearly all of her working life atop the dating-app business, and believes artificial intelligence could be the matchmaker we all need X: @ghadjia . LinkedIn: Sally Woods and George Hadjia ...
Dating apps are encouraging users to meet in person to address concerns about “dating fatigue” among Gen Z and reverse a post-pandemic slowdown in growth
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Sources: Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd says Bumble's “center of gravity” will move to the US where the “talent pool is right now”; 70% of its staff is UK-based
Amazing that Bumble's staff weren't charmed by their CEO's approach.... [images] Christopher Mims / @mims : “Dating apps are feeling like a thing of the past” says [checks notes] CEO of a dating app ...
Investigation: Match Group, which runs 12+ dating apps, has known for years about abusive and violent users, but chooses to leave millions of people in the dark
The company behind more than a dozen dating apps, Match Group, has known for years about the abusive users on its platforms …
Tinder warns of declining to flat direct revenue through 2026, below estimates, and says it plans to prioritize improving its user experience over monetization
now it's trying everything, including AI, to hold onto its paying users Bluesky: Ed Zitron / @edzitron.com : tech company has crazy idea. Analysts say “company is insane” and “they demand the app cos...