Neowin News Feed for: Dating

Apple removes controversial 'dating safety app' Tea from App Store

Usama Jawad — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:52:01 +0000

Apple has removed the dating safety app for women, Tea, following consistently negative reviews and reports. Read more...

Dating safety app Tea spills private chats in new leak

Usama Jawad — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 04:32:01 +0000

A database containing over a million chat messages from dating safety app Tea users has leaked online, discussing topics like abortions and unfaithful husbands/boyfriends. Read more...

No more catfishing? Tinder is now requiring facial recognition in this US state

David Uzondu — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 18:18:01 +0000

Tinder has started trying out facial recognition in a US state, but a wider rollout will only happen if users are on board. Read more...

Data shows British men use generative AI more than women

Paul Hill — Thu, 28 Nov 2024 17:46:01 +0000

A new report from Ofcom has looked at how people use online services based on their gender. It found that women were less likely to use generative AI and dating websites. Read more...

Want a wingman for online dates? Tinder is introducing a a new feature for that

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Mon, 23 Oct 2023 18:14:01 +0000

Now your friends and family can weigh in on your dating choices on Tinder. Online dating and matchmaking can become a lot easier for those who like to take advice, with this new Tinder feature. Read more...

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards or face legislation

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:40:01 +0000

Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble have been told by the Australian government to improve user safety by 30 July 2024. If they fail to do so, the government has said it will introduce legislation. Read more...

Tinder cuts the cord that lets people boost their social media followers

Aditya Tiwari — Fri, 12 May 2023 14:16:01 +0000

Tinder has rolled out its updated community guidelines. It announced that users are no longer allowed to mention social handles in their bios and they should seek consent before sharing private chats. Read more...

Tinder resorts to AI and video selfies to curb catfishers on its dating platform

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:26:01 +0000

Tinder introduces a new account verification system to curb fake accounts and bot users. This will require users to follow the necessary steps to verify their account and receive the blue checkmark. Read more...

Tinder announces Incognito mode, plus new features

Justin Luna — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 04:30:01 +0000

Tinder has rolled out new features that aims to make it easier for users to control who they see on the app. The launch is in line with Safer Internet Day, which falls every February 7. Read more...

Facebook Dating adds age verification to prevent minors from using the service

Justin Luna — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 04:24:02 +0000

Meta is implementing age verification tools on its Facebook Dating service to ensure that only people 18 years old and above can use the service. Users can choose from two age verification options. Read more...

New dating app, Desti, could boost sales for local businesses with novel matching system

Paul Hill — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:22:01 +0000

A new dating app called Desti is leveraging video messaging to overcome small talk. It will also filter out matches based on where people want to go on their first date, giving local firms a boost. Read more...

Tired of being ghosted? A Philippine politician wants to make ghosting a criminal offense

Usama Jawad — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:58:02 +0000

A Filipino lawmaker has presented a bill that declares ghosting a criminal offense that could be punishable by community service. The ludicrous document has little chance of being passed as law. Read more...

Tinder begins rollout of new Blind Date feature which boosts matches by 40%

Paul Hill — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 18:48:01 +0000

Tinder has launched a new feature called Blind Date. It will allow users to like each other based on a set of timed questions rather than first impressions based on a photograph and profile. Read more...

Tinder launches Music Mode to make your connections a bit more personal

Paul Hill — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 16:44:02 +0000

Tinder has said it's launching a new mode for the Explore page called Music Mode. In this mode, users who have selected an Anthem will be able to view profiles with the music playing automatically. Read more...

Match Group appoints Tinder's first female CEO, Renate Nyborg

Paul Hill — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 20:40:01 +0000

Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, has appointed the latter's first female CEO. Renate Nyborg will be replacing Jim Lanzone who has taken up a post at Yahoo and chief executive. Read more...

Apple removes Unjected, a dating app for the unvaccinated, over anti-vax content

Fiza Ali — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 16:30:01 +0000

Apple has made it clear that it won't tolerate apps that spread anti-vax misinformation by removing Unjected from its App Store. Google is also cracking down on such apps in the Play Store. Read more...

Bumble dating app files to become a public company

Paul Hill — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:16:01 +0000

The dating app Bumble has filed with the SEC to become a publicly-traded company. Once all the paperwork is out of the way, the company will be traded under the symbol BMBL on the NASDAQ. Read more...

Facebook launches its dating service in Europe

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 22 Oct 2020 07:40:01 +0000

Facebook announced today that it has expanded its dating services to Europe, a little over a year after it launched in the U.S. The service was previously available in 20 countries. Read more...

Facebook's Valentine's Day plans wrecked by Irish Data Protection Commission

Paul Hill — Thu, 13 Feb 2020 14:44:01 +0000

Facebook Dating launch in Europe has been hampered by the Irish Data Protection Commission. It was due to arrive today in time for Valentine's Day but now Facebook is delaying the launch. Read more...

Tinder adds a panic button and other safety features to the app

Usman Khan Lodhi — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 19:46:01 +0000

Tinder announced new safety features today, which include collaboration with the safety app Noonlight, photo verification tool to give users a verified blue tick, and a Safety Center. Read more...

Facebook launches Dating service in the U.S., coming to Europe in 2020

Paul Hill — Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:00:01 +0000

Facebook has finally launched its dating service in the United States. The company announced the product early last year. The social media giant said it will launch Facebook Dating in Europe in 2020. Read more...

Bumble set to introduce AI to warn you before opening lewd pictures

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:26:01 +0000

Bumble is set to gain a new feature this summer which will help users filter out lewd pictures from particularly forward matches. Private Detector will come to Badoo, Chappy and Lumen too. Read more...

Facebook to launch dating service to match 200 million single people

Paul Hill — Wed, 02 May 2018 09:10:01 +0000

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg said that a new dating component will be added to the website. It's not clear how hot the service will be thanks to recent scandals but it has potential if it takes off. Read more...

Tinder goes toe-to-toe with Bumble with upcoming feature

Paul Hill — Thu, 15 Feb 2018 00:30:01 +0000

The dating app, Tinder, is expected to get a new feature in the near future which will allow women to decide whether or not they want to allow men to initiate a conversation with them or not. Read more...

OkCupid is doing away with crappy unwanted messages

Paul Hill — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 05:00:01 +0000

The dating network, OkCupid, has just made a significant change to the way users of the service receive new messages from potential dates. The new change helps filter out unwanted messages. Read more...

Tinder embraces diversity of gender identity

Cage Appleby — Thu, 17 Nov 2016 01:38:01 +0000

In the latest update to Tinder, users now have the choice of 37 gender identities, representing a progressive step for the platform now looking to promote diversity within its community. Read more...

Dating apps lead to rise in first-date rapes

Paul Hill — Mon, 08 Feb 2016 05:30:01 +0000

The UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) has said that due to increase in dating platform use, first-date rapes have increased six-fold. Most offenders were found to have no prior convictions. Read more...

Apple somehow approves prostitution app to App Store

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:06:34 +0000

It appears as though somehow Apple has approved an escort app to the App Store. Renowned for extremely strict application approval processes, this would be a major error for Apple who pride themselves on keeping... Read more...

Dating website imports 250,000 unwitting Facebook accounts

Steven Parker — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 11:12:57 +0000

How do you launch a dating website with 250,000 members on the first day? That's a question Wired asked, and they came to the conclusion that the site founders who launched Lovely-Faces.com this week, with... Read more...

Cupidtino goes into open-beta

Martin O'Hagan — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:27:40 +0000

A new dating site, Cupidtino has just gone into open beta. The site is dedicated to people who love Apple products, in the hopes of helping them find other people who love Apple products. This is... Read more...