In today’s technology-driven world, we’re all aware that our data is used and sold freely. A search on Google Maps will affect the adverts you’re shown on Facebook, and accessing a gay dating site may well ‘out’ you, as LGBT+ content is suddenly all over your phone, whether you want it or not. Cookies collect …
Whilst there are many fun and useful things to admire about modern technology, people are also becoming acutely aware that convenience has a secret cost. We give our phones a lot of information, but we don’t really know who’s monitoring it or what they’re doing with our data. A couple of examples: supremely daft game …
Grindr is currently being sued by a boy for failing to protect him from statutory rape and sexual assault. The child was 14 when he met Dr Aaron Weinreb and they engaged in sexual activities. Eventually, the situation was reported to the FBI who posed as the child and discussed his age and pretended to …
An intriguing controversy is brewing in the land of app stores that is blending into the online dating community. This controversy, perhaps unsurprisingly, deals with COVID-19 and misinformation. However, beyond that, it sheds light into the amount of power that companies like Apple and Google wield in terms of providing access to smartphone apps. The …
People found strange ways to amuse themselves during the lockdowns. TikTok became huge. Bo Burnham had a strange breakdown, put it to music and added some surprisingly good visuals. Taylor Swift wrote two albums. Everyone decided to eat healthily, promptly forgot, then made banana bread instead. And a lot of people got into online dating. …
Twitter bots on the internet are nothing new. Dating apps are full of them, social media sites have been struggling with this problem for years, and overall people have gotten quite good at detecting and ignoring bots. They mostly appear as background noise to anyone browsing their news feed or social media reel nowadays. For …
BlueCity Holdings Limited offers social internet services to diverse users around the world. Their portfolio includes the apps Blued, Bluedbaby, Danlan Public Interest, He Health, and other products across China, Korea, India, Vietnam, and Thailand. BlueCity became the world’s largest LGBTQ-focused online community in 2019. I found out they attained this height of recognition based …
If you’re like me, it’s likely that you’ve had a few negative experiences on dating apps. For most people, these experiences tend to involve things like dates with boring conversations or people catfishing you. However, a recent report from identity verification website Social Catfish reveals the frequency with which scammers target individuals on dating apps …
Match Group has paid $2 million to help settle a civil suit after finding itself accused of renewing paid subscriptions without the site users’ consent. As a result of the lawsuit, which was first brought to court in late 2020, Match.com has also pledged to make changes to its subscription and cancellation policies to make …
Intelligence and analytics company Sensor Tower recently released the 2021 “State of Lifestyle Apps” report, providing a number of interesting insights into the ways that we use our mobile apps from a social perspective. While many salient tidbits can be found within this report, there are a number of important findings for people using their …