In San Francisco, some dating app users are adding statements about artificial intelligence to their profiles, including explicit rejections such as 'Fuck AI' or warnings not to date them if they use AI. Interviews across parties, coworking spaces and dating profiles found people treating AI attitudes as a values signal similar to political affiliation, while others wrestle with the ethics and practicalities of dating someone who works in the AI industry.
theverge.com
· 2026-11-06
Match Group said Monday it is testing a lower-cost membership option on Hinge targeted at women. The move comes even as Hinge's paying subscriber base has been growing, and amid broader complaints about the rising cost of online dating apps.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-11-03
Tech workers in San Francisco are applying startup habits to dating, logging matches in spreadsheets, running chat replies through ChatGPT, and hiring dating coaches who charge up to $5,000 a month. One coach, Joyce Zhang, a former Stripe product manager, works exclusively with tech founders and speaks to them in terms like 'conversion rate' and 'top of funnel.' Long '996' work schedules leave little free time, pushing some founders to evaluate potential partners almost like job candidates.
techspot.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple is adding two new content-descriptor questions to App Store Connect, asking developers whether their app shares a user's real-world location and whether it includes dating features with real people or virtual companions involving sexual or romantic content. Apps that disclose dating or relationship features will automatically receive a minimum 18+ age rating, restricting visibility for users under parental content controls. The new questions appear in App Store Connect starting November 16, and developers must answer them for all apps by January 12, 2027.
engadget.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple announced new App Store content descriptors requiring developers to disclose whether apps include real-world location sharing or dating, relationship and sexual features involving real people or virtual companions. Apps with dating or relationship features will get a minimum age rating of 18, while location-sharing apps may see rating changes depending on regional regulations. The new questionnaire fields launch November 16th, with all developers required to complete declarations by January 12th, 2027.
theverge.com
· 2026-11-03
Apple announced that beginning November 16, developers must declare in the App Store Connect age rating questionnaire whether their apps include shared-location features or dating and relationship features, including virtual companions offering romantic or sexual content. Apps with dating and relationship features will automatically receive a minimum 18+ rating, while location-sharing apps may or may not affect the rating depending on region. Apple said Brazil has separate rules requiring A16 or A18 ratings for such apps, with all developers required to complete the new declarations by January 12, 2027.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-11-03
A new survey from Match indicates that the oldest members of Gen Alpha, now in their teens, express notably more optimism about dating and romance than Gen Z did at the same age. The survey comes as Gen Z continues to report dating app fatigue, burnout, and declining interest in hookups.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-20
Bumble has agreed to a deal that will take the dating app company private, sending its shares sharply higher. The move follows a turbulent stretch for the company, including a CEO change and efforts to use AI to improve matchmaking, as user interest in dating apps has waned industry-wide.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-13
Bumble's stock surged nearly 50% on Monday following a Wall Street Journal report that technology holding company Ithaca is in advanced talks to buy the dating app for about $1bn, with a deal possibly announced this week. The rally still leaves Bumble's market value around $580m, far below the $14bn it hit after its 2021 Nasdaq listing. Both companies have been contacted for comment.
bbc.co.uk
· 2026-10-13
Hinge is piloting a feature in India that prevents users from taking screenshots of dating profiles, aiming to curb the practice of sharing matches' photos and messages online without consent. The move follows growing criticism of creators and accounts who build audiences by posting screenshotted dating app exchanges, pickup lines, and profile prompts for mockery. Dating coach Chad Franklin, who posts client DMs to 512,000 TikTok followers, says users increasingly fear becoming an unwitting viral 'main character.'
wired.com
· 2026-10-09
Tinder announced Group Hangouts, a feature letting groups of three to fifteen friends create a shared profile around an activity, which can appear in the app's main card stack for other groups to discover. If members from two groups like each other, they're connected in a group chat to plan a meetup, with options to leave, block, or report participants. The feature is rolling out in phases in the U.S. and select markets.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-09-30
An FBI memo reportedly advised ICE officers to be cautious of women on dating apps, including those presenting as "tradwives," whose profiles seem tailored to appeal to them. The warning suggests such profiles could be used to identify, track, or expose agents' identities.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-09-18
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