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Tea, the app that allows women to post anonymously about men they’ve dated, announced Friday that 72,000 images – selfies, photo IDs and pics from posts, comments and DMs. It’s almost enough to make you want to go back to the old-fashioned way of dating. @Techcrunch has more:

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TechCrunch · Dating safety app Tea breached, exposing 72,000 user images | TechCrunchTea, an app that allows women to post anonymous comments about men they’ve supposedly dated, announced Friday that it has suffered a data breach, with hackers gaining access to 72,000 images.

Financial Times: Dating apps get personal to counter fatigue among Gen Z. ” Online matchmaking apps are seeking to push users off screens and towards getting to know each other in person in their latest effort to address concerns about “dating fatigue” among Gen Z users. Dating group Tinder has followed the lead of new apps such as Doubble and Fourplay to offer a ‘double dates’ feature, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/23/financial-times-dating-apps-get-personal-to-counter-fatigue-among-gen-z/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · Financial Times: Dating apps get personal to counter fatigue among Gen Z | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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#DatingApps Need to Learn How #Consent Works

Staying safe whilst #dating online should not be the responsibility of users—dating apps should be prioritizing our #privacy by default, & laws should require companies to prioritize user privacy over profit. But dating apps are taking shortcuts in safeguarding the privacy & #security of users in favour of developing & deploying #AI tools on their platforms, sometimes by using your most personal info to train their AI tools.

eff.org/deeplinks/2025/07/dati

Electronic Frontier Foundation · Dating Apps Need to Learn How Consent WorksStaying safe whilst dating online should not be the responsibility of users—dating apps should be prioritizing our privacy by default, and laws should require companies to prioritize user privacy over their profit. But dating apps are taking shortcuts in safeguarding the privacy and security of...

#Datingapps are introducing new features to address #datingfatigue among #GenZ users. These features include double dates, in-person conversations, and AI-powered icebreakers. The changes aim to create #moreauthentic and #lowpressure #connections, appealing to Gen Z’s desire for #personalisation, #safety, and #authenticity. ft.com/content/6d383cc2-0256-4 #tech #media #news

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@npr’s Windsor Johnston recently went beyond the usual dating apps and “out of journalistic curiosity — and maybe a bruised ego the size of a small carry-on — I decided to try what everyone else was whispering about: I went on a date with an AI boyfriend.” Johnston writes about her experience, which was equal parts hilarious and awkward and a little heartbreaking, too. If you read only one story today, you could do a lot worse than this:

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#Tech#AI#Dating

🚨BREAKING NEWS: Tech Bros Discover They Might Be the Villains! 🚨 In an era where dating apps and ride shares are the harbingers of our doom, one brave soul bravely whines about #algorithms nudging us into #dystopia. Spoiler: The market won't save you from your own pathetic choices! 😂💔
geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/ #TechBros #DatingApps #MarketChoices #Villains #HackerNews #ngated

the singularity is nearer · Are we the baddies?I signed up for Hinge. Holy shit with the boosts.

By the way, this article I wrote for Pride Month on queer dating apps is also applicable to anyone using any dating apps.

I highly recommend a read if
you are currently using a dating app,
or have been in the past and have not deleted your data and account yet:

privacyguides.org/articles/202

Privacy Guides · Queer Dating Apps: Beware Who You Trust With Your Intimate Data
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