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Money can buy you love? Score dating app to match users based on credit score! To debut on Valentine’s day

12Feb

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Money can buy you love? Score dating app to match users based on credit score! To debut on Valentine’s day

[ad_1] In the digital age, where online dating has become increasingly nuanced, a new trend is emerging that prioritizes more than just compatibility in interests or physical attraction. This is signified and the trend is set to be captured by the launch of the new Score dating app, which will debut on Valentine's Day in the United States. And it has already stirred conversation with its unique approach: pairing potential matches based on their credit score!The concept gained traction after an accountant from Boston showcased her stellar credit score on her Hinge profile, receiving positive responses from suitors intrigued by her financial responsibility. This sparked a wave of interest among Gen Z and millennial daters, culminating in the upcoming launch of Score. Luke Bailey, CEO of N...

Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines

3Oct

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Dutch regulator rejects Apple’s objections to fines

[ad_1] Dutch competition watchdog ACM on Monday said it had rejected objections by Apple against fines of 50 million euros ($53 million) it gave the company over failure to comply with orders to limit the dominant position of Apple's App Store. The ACM said Apple has complied with most of its demands to open its App Store to alternative forms of payment for dating apps in the Netherlands, but had not met an undisclosed third element of the conditions related to the fines. The ACM in 2021 ruled that Apple violated Dutch competition laws in the dating app market and required Apple to allow developers of dating apps to use third-party payment processors. It fined Apple 5 million euros per week, eventually reaching 50 million euros during the period it failed to comply. Apple objected to ...

Australia Demands Dating Apps Boost Safety Amid Sexual Violence

19Sep

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Australia Demands Dating Apps Boost Safety Amid Sexual Violence

[ad_1] (Bloomberg) -- Australia's government demanded online dating firms boost safety practices by mid-next year or face regulation, after research showed a spate of sexual violence against users of such platforms.The government called Monday for a voluntary code from the industry that included commitments for better engagement with law enforcement, supporting at-risk users, stronger safety policies and greater transparency about harm. The move comes after Australian Institute of Criminology research, released in October last year, found three-in-four people using dating apps or websites experienced some form of sexual violence in the five years to 2021. This included sexual harassment, abusive or threatening language, image-based sexual abuse and stalking. “Dating apps are now the mos...

Gang engaged in duping women via dating app busted in Noida, 6 Nigerian nationals held

6Mar

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Gang engaged in duping women via dating app busted in Noida, 6 Nigerian nationals held

[ad_1] The Noida police busted a gang involved in duping hundreds of women in the name of customs officials by befriending them through online dating app, here on Sunday. While investigating the matter the Police nabbed six Nigerian nationals including a woman, besides seizing three laptops, 17 mobiles, internet dongles, ₹40,860/- in cash, and three passports. The Police Commisionerate Gautam Buddh Nagar took to Twitter to inform the detailing of the arrest. "Gang doing fraud in the name of customs by befriending women through an online dating app was busted, 06 Nigerian accused including a woman arrested, 03 laptops, 17 mobiles, internet dongles, ₹40,860/- in cash, 03 passports, etc recovered from possession. Police Station Sector-20 Noida!" Detailing the modus operandi of th...

Cyber fraud: TV journalist duped by ‘foreigner’ contacted through dating app

3Mar

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Cyber fraud: TV journalist duped by ‘foreigner’ contacted through dating app

[ad_1] A journalist has alleged cyber fraud with her by a "Europe-based person" with whom she got connected through an online dating app, prompting the Noida police to launch an investigation into the case, officials said on Thursday. The journalist (39) working with a TV news channel here claimed she lost ₹66,000 which she had to pay to the “customs office” in Mumbai to help the suspect whose "euro one lakh cash" got seized upon landing in India, they said. The suspect identified himself as Manvik Bukka, a plastic surgeon who was born in Pune but is now based in the Netherlands. “We first came in contact on January 16, 2023 on the Bumble dating app. We started chatting and he also introduced me over the phone to his mother. He left on January 31, 2023 from Amsterdam and landed...

Looking for love online? New study shows mixed experiences

3Feb

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Looking for love online? New study shows mixed experiences

[ad_1] Whether looking for love or a casual encounter, 3 in 10 U.S. adults say they have used a dating site or app — with mixed experiences, according to a Pew Research Center study out Thursday. For the under-35 set, more than half have tried it. The overall number, which amounts to 30%, is unchanged since 2019, the last time the center took a broad look at online dating. In 2015, 15% of U.S. adults said they had used a dating site or app, said lead researcher Colleen McClain. “When we talk to users who have been on the sites more recently, we see that there is really a mix of emotions,” she said. “Everything from burnout to elation.” Among the study's key takeaways for McClain: 1 in 10 adults who have a partner said they met their current significant other on a dating site or ...