Dating Apps

• Is Gen Z ghosting on dating apps as companies lay off workers?

  Online dating platforms are laying off employees as they try to restructure as fewer people use the apps, with Gen Z potentially seeing the biggest decline.

  Tech

  Jul 6
  
• Calgary man accused of sexually assaulting women he met on dating apps

  A Calgary man has been charged with two counts of sexual assault after he is accused of meeting women through online dating apps then sexually assaulting them.

  Crime

  Jun 19
  
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• Las Vegas woman accused of drugging, robbing men in dating app ‘romance scam’

  Aurora Phelps, who is in custody in Mexico, faces 21 counts, including wire fraud, bank fraud, identity theft, kidnapping and one count of kidnapping resulting in death.

  U.S. News

  Feb 24
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• Suspects carry out gunpoint robbery after dating app set up: Hamilton police

  Police allege the suspects used a dating app on Friday to set up a meeting with the man for later that day.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2024
• Dating apps ‘worse than ever’ for your privacy, report warns

  Dating apps like Tinder, Bumble and Hinge may collect users' information and share or sell it without people's permission for advertising, a report found.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2024
• ‘Inherent risks’: Parents using dating apps should be cautious, Canadian organization warns

  The Canadian Centre for Child Protection is asking parents to be cautious of what they share about their children when using dating apps.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2023
• U.S. kidnapping and torture suspect dead after hours-long standoff, report says

  As the manhunt for Benjamin Foster nears one week, police warn that the suspect may be active on dating apps to get help evading capture, or even find new victims.

  U.S. News

  Jan 30, 2023
• Do your research to avoid potential bad dates on Valentine’s Day, cops say

  With Valentine's Day just around the corner, police are warning Winnipeggers looking for love to keep safe when using online dating apps, and to watch out for romance scams.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2022
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• COVID-19: Dating services add ‘vaccine status’ option to user profiles

  As Ontario continues to reopen, many dating services are adding pandemic-specific options to online profiles for those beginning to meet potential partners in person.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2021
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• ‘Reclaiming my sexuality’: How Asian women are reshaping their sexual narrative

  Throughout modern history, media portrayals and racist profiling have presented Asian women as hypersexual and submissive, or desexualized and invisible.

  Lifestyle

  May 30, 2021