Match Group Says AI Agents Have No Place on Dating Apps
Match Group is introducing safeguards to prevent AI agents from operating on its dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge. CEO
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Match Group Expands Safety Features on Tinder and Hinge in India
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Character.ai Files for Bankruptcy as Disney Offers $20M for Technology
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Bumble is in advanced talks with Ithaca Holdings to take the dating app company private in a deal that would
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Match Group-owned dating app BLK has launched an Events feature across 29 US cities, giving Black singles a new way
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Australian Court Formalises eHarmony Consumer Law Breaches
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Dating app Pure has been named in a $1 million lawsuit filed by the family of a 13-year-old girl in
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Tinder Launches Group Hangouts for Low-Pressure Dating With Friends
Tinder has launched Group Hangouts, a new group-matching feature designed for friends who want to meet other groups in person.
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Ditto Passes 200,000 Sign-Ups Across US College Campuses
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UK Plans Further Online Safety Crackdown After Under-16 Social Media Ban
The UK government plans to go further on online safety after announcing a ban on under-16s accessing high-risk social media
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Singapore Launches Government Dating Platform FirstDate
Singapore has launched FirstDate, a government-developed dating platform for public-sector employees aged 21 to 35. The government hopes the initiative
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