Author: Luke Smith

Bumble is introducing #MyLoveIsBlackLove to help give ‘Black Love’ more of a representation in the media. The new campaign is

Apple has agreed to temporarily suspend the iOS App Store fees for businesses that have been forced to change to

Spectrum Labs has closed its latest round of Series A funding, having raised a total of $10 million from a

Luxy have added a feature which allows users to filter potential matches by political affiliation.

Tinder have introduced Passions, a new feature designed to help users express themselves. Passions allows users to pick between three and five options to better express their interests and desires.

The Meet Group have launched what they believe to be the ‘most comprehensive verification solution in the dating industry’ on their MeetMe platform. The addition has been taken to improve further security measures for users.

A new experimental study by eharmony and cognitive psychologists is looking at how we make key decisions on dating apps.

The Facebook and Instagram social media platform went down on Thursday, affecting thousands of people worldwide.

The Meet Group has announced that it will be running the world’s largest virtual speed dating event.

Match has introduced a new feature to move singles outside of the app. ‘Dates’ is a new dedicated space within the app that provides insight into a potential connection’s dating style and preferences.

Whitney Wolfe Herd is planning to build Bumble into a sustainable company for the future, as well as making sure women’s rights continue to be respected.

Personal data of thousands of users on adult dating and e-commerce websites have been exposed online. The breach of over

Romain Bertrand, VP of Marketing in the UK for eHarmony, has spoken to BMMagazine, discussing the effects of Covid19 on love and business.

India has seen an unprecedented rise in the use of dating apps by nearly 400% in Q2 2020

Eurkea, Japan’s leading provider of global dating products, Pairs and Pairs Engage, have released the results of their recent survey, looking at the effects of Covid19 on love and marriage.

Bumble has employed its first ever Chief Technology Officer, to accompany the opening of its new tech hub in Barcelona. 

OkCupid has launched the Voter 2020 badge for users to be able to apply to their profiles as a result of new research carried out by the dating platform.

TrulyMadly has raised $1.10 million in a pre-Series A funding round. Investors in this exercise include AngelList, Inflection Point (IP) Ventures, and The Chennai Angels.

Match Group has announced ad tech company MediaDonuts as its marketing and ad sales partner for the South East Asian and Indian region.

Bumble and Gen.G announce one million dollar investment in the gaming industry’s future leaders

Facebook Messenger has announced updates which are designed to make it easier to find and create Rooms.

Bumble has introduced benches which encourage socially distanced meet-ups. The benches have been introduced in Atlanta, Georgia, bearing the message “I need space, but only like six feet” with two seats placed six feet apart at either end of the bench.

Match have launched a campaign to encourage others to embrace ‘cringey love’ and public displays of affection.

Research has shown that wearing a facemask is causing people to stop approaching each other. Dubbed as ‘shooting their shot’, potential daters are being discouraged from asking people out when they can’t see the regular facial cues (such as a smile) as offers of encouragement.

Dating apps are seeing an influx of new US users as many continue to self-isolate due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Match Group-owned Chispa has partnered with Voto Latino, a non-profit political organisation, to promote political education and voter registration amongst

Tesla have launched a new dating app – specifically for Tesla owners. Tesla Dating is currently in development, and will allow owners and enthusiasts to talk all things Tesla and Elon Musk.

BlueCity, Asia’s top LGBTQ platform, announced that it has facilitated over 50,000 online appointments for HIV testing across more than 200 partnering establishments as of 2019.

The Meet Group have introduced a new COVID preference feature, coming to dating app MeetMe.

Muzmatch have launched their obscenity detection feature, in an attempt to reduce nudity and obscene images on their platforms.