‘Pop the Balloon’ Was a Viral Hit for Black Daters. Then Netflix Gentrified It
While the original has been called out for portraying a surface-level representation of Black dating culture, those unique elements are ...
Read more Inside Silicon Valley’s Invite-Only IRL Dating Scene
“Greetings, Lovers, Legends, and Gods of Desire!” read the Partiful invite for the pre-Valentine’s Day gathering. “Eros, the god of ...
Read more Are Dating Apps Getting Worse?
Lauren Goode: I also think if there is a bright spot, it’s probably going to be some of the apps ...
Read more AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them
The last phase of the setup involved swiping left and right on stock images of people’s faces until the app, ...
Read more Dating Apps Promise to Remain a Rare Haven Following Trump’s Executive Order
Mere moments after his swearing in Monday, President Donald Trump made a proclamation to attendees of his inauguration: “It shall ...
Read more It Was a Record Year for Dating Apps. They Still Don’t Have It Figured Out
To fix that, several startups launched niche dating apps—some puzzling, others entirely predictable—designed to satisfy unique needs, with many of ...
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