@cheryanne@aus.social"Right now, new scam protections proposed by the government exclude many platforms scammers frequently use, including dating apps, email services and online marketplaces. Since 2020, thousands of Australians have fallen victim to scammers, losing $220 million through romance scams alone."
#Australia #Scams
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMatch eliminates the role of COO, putting Hesam Hosseini out of a job after 18 years with the dating app giant, as part of changes under CEO Spencer Rascoff (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/05/match-group-coo-out-as-…
@kubikpixel@chaos.social«Datenschutz-Alarm — Wie Alltags-Apps Standortdaten an Behörden liefern:
Spiele-, Wetter- und Dating-Apps sammeln Standortdaten, die Behörden kaufen können. Ein Fall aus den USA zeigt das Ausmaß.»
Drei mal dürft ihr raten weshalb ich @… & Co. so wie Open-Source im alg. bevorzuge & teilweise darauf beharre. Nein, nur Open-Source ist nicht DIE L…
@adamhotep@infosec.exchange"AI" screening on job sites has people looking to network their way into jobs via dating apps
https://interviews.slashdot.org/story/25/12/29/2144201/tough-job-market-has-people-using-dating-apps-to-get-interviews …
@billbert@mastodon.socialI thought I was having a perfectly nice, low-key conversation with this guy about the snow on one of the dating apps, he answers my question simply, and LITERALLY the next moment without so much as a ‘by your leave’ he just f*****g deletes the chat and unmatches.
@servelan@newsie.socialDating-app giants investigate incidents after cybercriminals claim to steal data | The Record from Recorded Future News
https://therecord.media/bumble-match-dating-apps-data-breaches
@Techmeme@techhub.socialAs China grapples with a shrinking population and low birthrate, some women are finding romance with AI chatbots, leading Beijing to increase AI regulations (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/technol
@newsie@darktundra.xyzDating-app giants investigate incidents after cybercriminals claim to steal data https://therecord.media/bumble-match-dating-apps-data-breaches
@metacurity@infosec.exchangeHackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid
https://www.404media.co/match-group-hacked-tinder-okcupid-hinge/
@Techmeme@techhub.socialDating apps are pivoting to Asia as swipe-right fatigue hits the West; India, China, and Indonesia ranked among the top five markets by downloads in 2025 (Financial Times)
https://www.ft.com/content/6269bc1f-0380-4150-8bad-8ead98ba1b48
@billbert@mastodon.socialI wonder if downloads went up for dating apps in the past month or two. I re-downloaded Tinder myself after an absence. #HeatedRivalry #IDeserveSunshine
@Techmeme@techhub.socialMalaysia blocks access to Grindr's and Blued's websites and says it may engage with Google and Apple to curb the LGBTQ dating apps in the Muslim-majority nation (Anuradha Raghu/Bloomberg)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/20
@newsie@darktundra.xyzHackers Say They've Hacked Match Group, Maker of Hinge, OkCupid https://www.404media.co/match-group-hacked-tinder-okcupid-hinge/
@newsie@darktundra.xyzTikTok tracked user’s Grindr activity in violation of European law, rights group alleges https://therecord.media/tiktok-grindr-data-tracking-noyb
