<p>All over the world, people use Tinder in search of a partner that they could spend time and connect. However, in New Zealand, the dating app is being used by aspiring first-time homebuyers asking for a prospective partner that might assist them in acquiring a house.</p>

<p>According to data provided by Tinder, the number of Kiwis mentioning that they were looking for a partner to buy a house in their Tinder profile had more than doubled.</p>

<p>A Tinder spokeswoman told a New Zealand-based news outlet ‘Stuff’ that&nbsp;the phrase “buy a house” in new users’ bios increased by 2.6 times between June 2020 and June 2021.</p>

<p>The bio is the area of Tinder users’ profiles where they can write about themselves, and outline what they are looking for in a partner.</p>

<p>Tinder provided examples of bios, ranging from light-hearted playful to pure transactional.</p>

<p>“Apparently it's easier to buy a house with someone else. Genuine outdoors bloke looking to settle down hopefully,” a user wrote.</p>

<p>“Bank told me I needed to find a partner to buy a house,” said another one.</p>

<p>“Just want someone to buy a house with, nothing serious,” said a prospective home buyer.</p>

<p>“Apparently it’s easier to buy a house with someone else. Genuine outdoors bloke looking to settle down hopefully,” one man wrote.</p>

<p>“Looking for someone to combine incomes with so we can buy a house using the Kiwibuild $180,000 couples limit,” said another.</p>

<p>However, despite the playful nature of these posts, the growing number of users seeking house also points to a large problem that young Kiwis are facing—housing affordability.</p>

<p>According to local media reports, the average house price across the island nation has soared to NZ $906,532 (approximately US $643,982), up 22% since this time last year.</p>

<p>For the vast majority of homebuyers, banks seek a 20% deposit, and across the country, which means the buyer has to shell out NZ $181,306— which is more than 3.2 times New Zealand’s average annual wage.</p>

<p>Consumer NZ’s survey found that 20% of New Zealanders said they were saving for a deposit but couldn’t catch up, and 42% said they were locked out completely – a total of 62%.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


All over the world, people use Tinder in search of a partner that they could spend time and connect. However, in New Zealand, the dating app is being used by aspiring first-time homebuyers asking for a prospective partner that might assist them in acquiring a house.

All over the world, people use Tinder in search of a partner that they could spend time and connect. However, in New Zealand, the dating app is being used by aspiring first-time homebuyers asking for a prospective partner that might assist them in acquiring a house. According to data provided by Tinder, the number of Kiwis mentioning that they were looking for a partner to buy a house in their Tinder profile had more than doubled. A Tinder spokeswoman told a New Zealand-based news outlet ‘Stuff’ that the phrase “buy a house” in new users’ bios increased by 2.6 times between June 2020 and June 2021. The bio is the area of Tinder users’ profiles where they can write about themselves, and outline what they are looking for in a partner. Tinder provided examples of bios, ranging from light-hearted playful to pure transactional. “Apparently it's easier to buy a house with someone else. Genuine outdoors bloke looking to settle down hopefully,” a user wrote. “Bank told me I needed to find a partner to buy a house,” said another one. “Just want someone to buy a house with, nothing serious,” said a prospective home buyer. “Apparently it’s easier to buy a house with someone else. Genuine outdoors bloke looking to settle down hopefully,” one man wrote. “Looking for someone to combine incomes with so we can buy a house using the Kiwibuild $180,000 couples limit,” said another. However, despite the playful nature of these posts, the growing number of users seeking house also points to a large problem that young Kiwis are facing—housing affordability. According to local media reports, the average house price across the island nation has soared to NZ $906,532 (approximately US $643,982), up 22% since this time last year. For the vast majority of homebuyers, banks seek a 20% deposit, and across the country, which means the buyer has to shell out NZ $181,306— which is more than 3.2 times New Zealand’s average annual wage. Consumer NZ’s survey found that 20% of New Zealanders said they were saving for a deposit but couldn’t catch up, and 42% said they were locked out completely – a total of 62%. (With inputs from agencies)

Housing affairs: Young Kiwis turning to Tinder to find mortgage mates

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{c3f4a7dd-39ef-4811-ba01-59e94a5c089c}{208}" paraid="1114510677" >In an attempt to provide the much-needed boost to marriages,&nbsp;Iran has come up with a state-approved&nbsp;Islamic dating app, Hamdam.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{dbe6c3cf-fbf5-4542-b670-fe8183c61e5e}{231}" paraid="790222083" >The users of the&nbsp;app&nbsp;will first&nbsp;have to take a psychology test and&nbsp;later, the&nbsp;successful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage, &nbsp;The Guardian said in a report.</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{1405d942-cd13-4b7b-8e2c-1c8594de858e}{233}" paraid="1917751264" >According to the state television,&nbsp;the country has come up with the app for&nbsp;facilitating 'lasting and informed marriage' for its youth.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{19bfb58c-20f4-40e6-91ee-cf43b9654e42}{231}" paraid="751659649" >The name, Hamdam, means&nbsp;companion in&nbsp;Farsi.&nbsp;The service allows users to 'search and choose spouse'.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{2d48a886-4083-4898-9fd3-dcb78a02cfff}{85}" paraid="745558085" >Although&nbsp;dating apps are popular in the Islamic Republic, Iran’s cyberspace police chief Colonel Ali Mohammad Rajabi&nbsp;said,&nbsp;“This&nbsp;is the only state-sanctioned platform of its kind in the country.&nbsp;All others are illegal.”&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{2d48a886-4083-4898-9fd3-dcb78a02cfff}{25}" paraid="1798788275" >This app has been developed by the&nbsp;Tebyan&nbsp;Cultural Institute, which is a&nbsp;part of Iran’s Islamic Propaganda&nbsp;Organisation.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84322246-92d2-40d1-960b-d1f279171629}{93}" paraid="633758433" >At the unveiling,&nbsp;Tebyan&nbsp;head Komeil Khojasteh, said, “Family values were threatened by outside forces. Family is the devil’s target, and (Iran’s enemies) seek to impose their own ideas on it. The app helps create 'healthy' families.”&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{84322246-92d2-40d1-960b-d1f279171629}{87}" paraid="263798868" >The website of the app claims it uses 'artificial intelligence' to find matches 'for bachelors seeking permanent marriage and a single spouse only'.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{853eff3b-042e-4606-8e37-afa8881b7fc6}{102}" paraid="375207051" >Before browsing&nbsp;the potential partners, the&nbsp;users have to first verify their identity and go through a ‘psychology test'.&nbsp;Registration is free on the app.&nbsp;</p>

<p lang="EN-US" paraeid="{853eff3b-042e-4606-8e37-afa8881b7fc6}{61}" paraid="34717860" >After a match is made,&nbsp;the app 'introduces the families together in the presence of service consultants', who will 'accompany' the couple for the first four years&nbsp;of&nbsp;marriage.&nbsp;</p>


In an attempt to provide the much-needed boost to marriages, Iran has come up with a state-approved Islamic dating app, Hamdam. The users of the app will first have to take a psychology test and later, the successful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage, The Guardian said in a report.

In an attempt to provide the much-needed boost to marriages, Iran has come up with a state-approved Islamic dating app, Hamdam. The users of the app will first have to take a psychology test and later, the successful matches will be accompanied by a consultant for the first four years of marriage, The Guardian said in a report. According to the state television, the country has come up with the app for facilitating 'lasting and informed marriage' for its youth. The name, Hamdam, means companion in Farsi. The service allows users to 'search and choose spouse'. Although dating apps are popular in the Islamic Republic, Iran’s cyberspace police chief Colonel Ali Mohammad Rajabi said, “This is the only state-sanctioned platform of its kind in the country. All others are illegal.” This app has been developed by the Tebyan Cultural Institute, which is a part of Iran’s Islamic Propaganda Organisation. At the unveiling, Tebyan head Komeil Khojasteh, said, “Family values were threatened by outside forces. Family is the devil’s target, and (Iran’s enemies) seek to impose their own ideas on it. The app helps create 'healthy' families.” The website of the app claims it uses 'artificial intelligence' to find matches 'for bachelors seeking permanent marriage and a single spouse only'. Before browsing the potential partners, the users have to first verify their identity and go through a ‘psychology test'. Registration is free on the app. After a match is made, the app 'introduces the families together in the presence of service consultants', who will 'accompany' the couple for the first four years of marriage.

Iran government launches Islamic dating app to create 'healthy' families 

<p>Actress Vanessa Hudgens says she never fancied finding love on a dating app, and yet ended up meeting the new man in her life, American baseball star Cole Tucker, over Zoom.<br />
<br />
"I still cannot get over the fact that it happened. I remember during quarantine I was single, and I thought I`ll go on a date. I always said I would never go on a dating app and then I found myself on the dating app. I was working in New York and my girlfriend would want to help, and they added me to a group text. Everyone`s sending gifts of themselves, like Joe Jonas had a little herbal aroma and I had a GIF of myself," she said.</p>

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<p>"Then, there`s a gift in the group chat of a baseball player and sliding onto the chat. I thought it was a joke. So, I just responded and we started talking. It`s wild that I you know we found each other over zoom," she added on "The Drew Barrymore Show", which airs on Zee Cafe in India.</p>


Actress Vanessa Hudgens says she never fancied finding love on a dating app, and yet ended up meeting the new man in her life, American baseball star Cole Tucker, over Zoom.

Actress Vanessa Hudgens says she never fancied finding love on a dating app, and yet ended up meeting the new man in her life, American baseball star Cole Tucker, over Zoom. "I still cannot get over the fact that it happened. I remember during quarantine I was single, and I thought I`ll go on a date. I always said I would never go on a dating app and then I found myself on the dating app. I was working in New York and my girlfriend would want to help, and they added me to a group text. Everyone`s sending gifts of themselves, like Joe Jonas had a little herbal aroma and I had a GIF of myself," she said. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 🔮Vanessa Hudgens🔮 (@vanessahudgens) × "Then, there`s a gift in the group chat of a baseball player and sliding onto the chat. I thought it was a joke. So, I just responded and we started talking. It`s wild that I you know we found each other over zoom," she added on "The Drew Barrymore Show", which airs on Zee Cafe in India.

Vanessa Hudgens 'still cannot get over' finding love on a dating app

<p>The dating app Bumble has announced that it will be banning users who use the platform to repeatedly body-shame other people.</p>

<p>Bumble said he has updated the content moderator guidelines to provide specific guidance on body shaming. Users who use a language that falls into this category in their profile or app chat feature will first be warned of inappropriate behaviour. If there are recurring incidents or particularly harmful comments, Bumble will remove them altogether from the app.</p>

<p>Body-shaming on this platform constitutes both sending people messages critical of their body or health or writing that a certain body type is unacceptable or undesirable in your bio.</p>

<p>The dating app, which has been immensely popular with millennials and competes with other apps such as Match Group’s Tinder, said it had 42 million monthly active users as of the third quarter of 2020, and 2.4 million paying users in the nine months ended September.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The dating app Bumble has announced that it will be banning users who use the platform to repeatedly body-shame other people. Bumble said he has updated the content moderator guidelines to provide specific guidance on body shaming.

The dating app Bumble has announced that it will be banning users who use the platform to repeatedly body-shame other people. Bumble said he has updated the content moderator guidelines to provide specific guidance on body shaming. Users who use a language that falls into this category in their profile or app chat feature will first be warned of inappropriate behaviour. If there are recurring incidents or particularly harmful comments, Bumble will remove them altogether from the app. Body-shaming on this platform constitutes both sending people messages critical of their body or health or writing that a certain body type is unacceptable or undesirable in your bio. The dating app, which has been immensely popular with millennials and competes with other apps such as Match Group’s Tinder, said it had 42 million monthly active users as of the third quarter of 2020, and 2.4 million paying users in the nine months ended September. (With inputs from agencies)

Dating app Bumble to remove body-shamers off the platform

<p>A novel study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often stronger long-term relationship goals and that these new ways of meeting people encourage socio-educational and geographical mixing.Mobile apps have revolutionised the way people meet in Switzerland and elsewhere in recent years.</p>

<p>The findings of a recent study indicate that app-formed couples have stronger cohabitation intentions than couples who meet in a non-digital environment. Unlike traditional dating sites, these apps do not feature detailed user profiles but are largely based on rating photos using a swipe review system. As dating apps escalated in popularity, so has criticism about them encouraging casual dating only, threatening the existence of long-term commitment, and possibly damaging the quality of intimacy. There is no scientific evidence, however, to validate these claims.</p>

<p>A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, provides a wealth of information about couples who met through dating apps, drawing on data from a 2018 Swiss survey. The results were published in the journal PLOS ONE.What is more, women who found their partner through a dating app have stronger desires and intentions to have children than those who found their partner offline. Despite fears concerning deterioration in the quality of relationships, partners who met on dating apps express the same level of satisfaction about their relationship as others.</p>

<p>Last but not least, the study shows that these apps play an important role in modifying the composition of couples by allowing for more educationally diverse and geographically distant couples.The meteoric rise of romantic encounters on the internet is on its way of becoming the leading place where couples are formed in Switzerland, on a par with meeting via friends. "The Internet is profoundly transforming the dynamics of how people meet," confirms Gina Potarca, a researcher at the Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics in UNIGE`s Faculty of Social Sciences, and holder of an Ambizione research grant awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation to study the effects of digital ways of communicating on marriage formation and sorting.</p>

<p>"It provides an unprecedented abundance of meeting opportunities, and involves minimal effort and no third-party intervention." These new dating technologies include smartphone apps like Tinder or Grindr, where users select partners by browsing and swiping on pictures. These apps, however, have raised fears: "Large parts of the media claim they have a negative impact on the quality of relationships since they render people incapable of investing in an exclusive or long-term relationship. Up to now, though, there has been no evidence to prove this is the case," continues Dr Potarca.Facilitated encountersThe Geneva-based researcher decided to investigate couples` intentions to start a family, their relationship satisfaction and individual well-being, as well as to assess couple composition. Dr Potarca used a 2018 family survey by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office.</p>

<p>The analysis presented in this study looks at a sub-sample of 3,235 people over the age of 18 who were in a relationship and who had met their partner in the last decade.Dr Potarca found that dating websites - the digital tools for meeting partners that preceded apps - mainly attracted people over the age of 40 and / or divorcees who are looking for romance. "By eliminating lengthy questionnaires, self-descriptions, and personality tests that users of dating websites typically need to fill in to create a profile, dating apps are much easier to use. This normalized the act of dating online, and opened up use among younger categories of the population."Searching for a lasting relationship Dr Potarca sought to find out whether couples who met on dating apps had different intentions to form a family. The results show that couples that formed after meeting on an app were more motivated by the idea of cohabiting than others.</p>

<p>"The study doesn`t say whether their final intention was to live together for the long- or short-term, but given that there`s no difference in the intention to marry, and that marriage is still a central institution in Switzerland, some of these couples likely see cohabitation as a trial period prior to marriage. It`s a pragmatic approach in a country where the divorce rate is consistently around 40%." In addition, women in couples that formed through dating apps mentioned wanting and planning to have a child in the near future, more so than with any other way of meeting.</p>

<p>But what do couples who met in this way think about the quality of their relationship? The study shows that, regardless of meeting context, couples are equally satisfied with their lives and the quality of their relationship. Couples with a diverse socio-educational profile.<br />
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The study highlights the final aspect. Dating apps encourage mixing of different levels of education, especially between high-educated women and lower educated men. Partners having more diversified socio-educational profiles "may have to do with selection methods that focus mainly on the visual," says the researcher. Since users can easily connect with partners in their immediate region (but also in other spaces as they move around), the apps make it easier to meet people more than 30 minutes away - leading to an increase in long-distance relationships."Knowing that dating apps have likely become even more popular during this year`s periods of lockdown and social distancing, it is reassuring to dismiss alarming concerns about the long-term effects of using these tools," concludes Dr Potarca.&nbsp;</p>


A novel study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often stronger long-term relationship goals and that these new ways of meeting people encourage socio-educational and geographical mixing.

A novel study has shown that people who met their partners on dating applications have often stronger long-term relationship goals and that these new ways of meeting people encourage socio-educational and geographical mixing.Mobile apps have revolutionised the way people meet in Switzerland and elsewhere in recent years. The findings of a recent study indicate that app-formed couples have stronger cohabitation intentions than couples who meet in a non-digital environment. Unlike traditional dating sites, these apps do not feature detailed user profiles but are largely based on rating photos using a swipe review system. As dating apps escalated in popularity, so has criticism about them encouraging casual dating only, threatening the existence of long-term commitment, and possibly damaging the quality of intimacy. There is no scientific evidence, however, to validate these claims. A study by the University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland, provides a wealth of information about couples who met through dating apps, drawing on data from a 2018 Swiss survey. The results were published in the journal PLOS ONE.What is more, women who found their partner through a dating app have stronger desires and intentions to have children than those who found their partner offline. Despite fears concerning deterioration in the quality of relationships, partners who met on dating apps express the same level of satisfaction about their relationship as others. Last but not least, the study shows that these apps play an important role in modifying the composition of couples by allowing for more educationally diverse and geographically distant couples.The meteoric rise of romantic encounters on the internet is on its way of becoming the leading place where couples are formed in Switzerland, on a par with meeting via friends. "The Internet is profoundly transforming the dynamics of how people meet," confirms Gina Potarca, a researcher at the Institute of Demography and Socioeconomics in UNIGE`s Faculty of Social Sciences, and holder of an Ambizione research grant awarded by the Swiss National Science Foundation to study the effects of digital ways of communicating on marriage formation and sorting. "It provides an unprecedented abundance of meeting opportunities, and involves minimal effort and no third-party intervention." These new dating technologies include smartphone apps like Tinder or Grindr, where users select partners by browsing and swiping on pictures. These apps, however, have raised fears: "Large parts of the media claim they have a negative impact on the quality of relationships since they render people incapable of investing in an exclusive or long-term relationship. Up to now, though, there has been no evidence to prove this is the case," continues Dr Potarca.Facilitated encountersThe Geneva-based researcher decided to investigate couples` intentions to start a family, their relationship satisfaction and individual well-being, as well as to assess couple composition. Dr Potarca used a 2018 family survey by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office. The analysis presented in this study looks at a sub-sample of 3,235 people over the age of 18 who were in a relationship and who had met their partner in the last decade.Dr Potarca found that dating websites - the digital tools for meeting partners that preceded apps - mainly attracted people over the age of 40 and / or divorcees who are looking for romance. "By eliminating lengthy questionnaires, self-descriptions, and personality tests that users of dating websites typically need to fill in to create a profile, dating apps are much easier to use. This normalized the act of dating online, and opened up use among younger categories of the population."Searching for a lasting relationship Dr Potarca sought to find out whether couples who met on dating apps had different intentions to form a family. The results show that couples that formed after meeting on an app were more motivated by the idea of cohabiting than others. "The study doesn`t say whether their final intention was to live together for the long- or short-term, but given that there`s no difference in the intention to marry, and that marriage is still a central institution in Switzerland, some of these couples likely see cohabitation as a trial period prior to marriage. It`s a pragmatic approach in a country where the divorce rate is consistently around 40%." In addition, women in couples that formed through dating apps mentioned wanting and planning to have a child in the near future, more so than with any other way of meeting. But what do couples who met in this way think about the quality of their relationship? The study shows that, regardless of meeting context, couples are equally satisfied with their lives and the quality of their relationship. Couples with a diverse socio-educational profile. The study highlights the final aspect. Dating apps encourage mixing of different levels of education, especially between high-educated women and lower educated men. Partners having more diversified socio-educational profiles "may have to do with selection methods that focus mainly on the visual," says the researcher. Since users can easily connect with partners in their immediate region (but also in other spaces as they move around), the apps make it easier to meet people more than 30 minutes away - leading to an increase in long-distance relationships."Knowing that dating apps have likely become even more popular during this year`s periods of lockdown and social distancing, it is reassuring to dismiss alarming concerns about the long-term effects of using these tools," concludes Dr Potarca.

Dating apps don't destroy love, says study

India's digital action against china continue by latest 43 Chinese mobile applications has been banned by the Indian Government. 200 Chinese apps have been pulled off from the Indian market, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued the order under section 69A of the Information Technology Act. The 43 mostly Chinese origin apps, which also include a few dating apps, threaten the “sovereignty and integrity of India”, the technology ministry said in a statement.

Multiple Chinese apps pulled off from the Indian Market

Do you use dating apps? Then think twice before you swipe right. In the UK, victims of dating fraud have collectively lost more than $80 million to scammers. WION's Palki Sharma tells you more.

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Pakistan on Tuesday blocked access to Tinder and several other dating apps in a bid to control "immoral" and "indecent" content, just days after regulators threatened to shut down YouTube for similar reasons.

Pakistan blocks Tinder, other dating apps over 'immoral' content

<p>LGBTQ dating app Grindr&nbsp;will remove the "ethnicity filter" from the next version of its app, showing solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement against&nbsp;police brutality against black women and men.</p>

<p>The app currently lets people filter potential matches according to their age, height, weight and ethnicity.</p>

<p>Announcing the change, Grindr said it had a "zero-tolerance policy for racism and hate speech" on its platform.</p>

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<p>Several companies have posted messages of their own featuring the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter following&nbsp;six consecutive days of protests across the United States.</p>

<p>The events were sparked by the killing of George Floyd - a black man who died after a white officer continued kneeling on is neck even after he had pleaded that he could not breathe.</p>

<p>While some Grindr users welcomed the removal of the filter, others said the company had taken too long to implement the change, and had done the "bare minimum".</p>

<p>The ethnicity filters have been controversial for years, but they went unchanged even as Grindr launched&nbsp;an anti-racism campaign&nbsp;on the platform in 2018.</p>

<p>Grindr is not the only LGBT dating app to allow filtering by race. Other apps, including The League and Hinge, allow users to filter out people of certain ethnicities as well.</p>

<p>However, the spotlight will now move to others that have yet to take a similar stance.</p>

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LGBTQ dating app Grindr will remove the "ethnicity filter" from the next version of its app, showing solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality against black women and men.

LGBTQ dating app Grindr will remove the "ethnicity filter" from the next version of its app, showing solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality against black women and men. The app currently lets people filter potential matches according to their age, height, weight and ethnicity. Announcing the change, Grindr said it had a "zero-tolerance policy for racism and hate speech" on its platform. We will not be silent. Black Lives Matter. https://t.co/K671PrwJc0 pic.twitter.com/93ninYt2u9 — Grindr (@Grindr) June 1, 2020 × Several companies have posted messages of their own featuring the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter following six consecutive days of protests across the United States. The events were sparked by the killing of George Floyd - a black man who died after a white officer continued kneeling on is neck even after he had pleaded that he could not breathe. While some Grindr users welcomed the removal of the filter, others said the company had taken too long to implement the change, and had done the "bare minimum". The ethnicity filters have been controversial for years, but they went unchanged even as Grindr launched an anti-racism campaign on the platform in 2018. Grindr is not the only LGBT dating app to allow filtering by race. Other apps, including The League and Hinge, allow users to filter out people of certain ethnicities as well. However, the spotlight will now move to others that have yet to take a similar stance.

Dating app Grindr to remove ethnicity filter in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement

<p>Imagine swiping right on any of the dating apps and see the door open to a romantic conversation which could quickly escalate to a chat on politics followed by a polite enquiry on which leader you like and who you may vote for.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/brad-pitt-clarifies-hes-not-a-tinder-user-im-not-even-really-sure-how-it-all-works-276685">Also Read: Brad Pitt clarifies he's not a Tinder user</a></p>

<p>You may think it's normal people do talk politics as a way of getting to know each other but, beware!&nbsp;</p>

<p>That's a clever, intentional use of flirting for political gains dating apps - a fertile ground to connect with voters. It is becoming the next big digital tool for political campaigns in the US.</p>

<p>With the race for the White House heating up, candidates have turned to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/tech-news-tinder-launches-panic-button-to-strengthen-safety-276274">Tinder </a>and Bumble dating apps for votes.</p>

<p>The widely-used dating apps provide an excellent platform to undertake political conversions. Candidates are not ready to let go of any opportunity to influence a potential voter in a tight contest where every vote counts.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In fact, just days ahead of the Iowa caucus, Democratic presidential candidate - Elizebeth Warren was all ears to the&nbsp;"digital plan", when one of her supporters reportedly pitched the idea to her.</p>

<p>Elizabeth Warren is not the only one to get such volunteers, at least two women drew media attention in 2016 for using their <a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/russia-requires-tinder-to-share-users-data-with-security-services-224023">Tinder</a> profiles to make pitches for Democrat Bernie Sanders.</p>

<p>The relaxed, intimate dating chat box is nothing like the politically charged debates and rallies, open to ideas, willing to listen, ready to spend time are qualities that would impress a potential date or, in this case, any political leader. After all, nearly half of those under-30 in America have used a dating app - a statistic that led New York Congressional candidate Suraj Patel to encourage his supporters to use dating apps such as Tinder to talk to as many people as possible. He called the strategy "Tinder banking".&nbsp;</p>

<p>Political campaigners say it is the modern way of reaching out to voters however experts classify it as taking advantage of people's expectation of a romantic connection.</p>


Imagine swiping right on any of the dating apps and see the door open to a romantic conversation which could quickly escalate to a chat on politics followed by a polite enquiry on which leader you like and who you may vote for.

Imagine swiping right on any of the dating apps and see the door open to a romantic conversation which could quickly escalate to a chat on politics followed by a polite enquiry on which leader you like and who you may vote for. Also Read: Brad Pitt clarifies he's not a Tinder user You may think it's normal people do talk politics as a way of getting to know each other but, beware! That's a clever, intentional use of flirting for political gains dating apps - a fertile ground to connect with voters. It is becoming the next big digital tool for political campaigns in the US. With the race for the White House heating up, candidates have turned to Tinder and Bumble dating apps for votes. The widely-used dating apps provide an excellent platform to undertake political conversions. Candidates are not ready to let go of any opportunity to influence a potential voter in a tight contest where every vote counts. In fact, just days ahead of the Iowa caucus, Democratic presidential candidate - Elizebeth Warren was all ears to the "digital plan", when one of her supporters reportedly pitched the idea to her. Elizabeth Warren is not the only one to get such volunteers, at least two women drew media attention in 2016 for using their Tinder profiles to make pitches for Democrat Bernie Sanders. The relaxed, intimate dating chat box is nothing like the politically charged debates and rallies, open to ideas, willing to listen, ready to spend time are qualities that would impress a potential date or, in this case, any political leader. After all, nearly half of those under-30 in America have used a dating app - a statistic that led New York Congressional candidate Suraj Patel to encourage his supporters to use dating apps such as Tinder to talk to as many people as possible. He called the strategy "Tinder banking". Political campaigners say it is the modern way of reaching out to voters however experts classify it as taking advantage of people's expectation of a romantic connection.

In race for White House, US candidates turn to dating apps

<p>Chinese gay dating app Blued is halting new user registration for a week, it said on Sunday, following media reports that underage users caught HIV after going on dates set up via the world`s largest networking app for the LGBT community.</p>

<p>China has a vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scene (LGBT), though activists say conservative attitudes among some groups in society have prompted occasional government clampdowns.</p>

<p>On Saturday, citing academic research, financial magazine Caixin said juveniles were heavily involved in the gay dating app, where some teenagers had even hosted live streaming.</p>

<p>It added that many gay teenagers had unprotected sex through the app and contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.</p>

<p>In response, Blued vowed to launch a "comprehensive content audit and regulation," and crack down on juvenile users posing as adults and on texts, pictures and groups that involve minors.</p>

<p>"Blued always forbids juveniles from logging on and using the app," it said in a statement on its verified account on China`s Twitter-like Weibo.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The company added that it had enabled artificial intelligence to weed out pornographic content since last year, and vowed to further support AIDS prevention work.</p>

<p>The Beijing-based company did not immediately reply to a request from Reuters for comment on Sunday.</p>

<p>Blued, which was launched in 2010 and now boasts 40 million registered users, is backed by state-run media Beijing News. It is the brainchild of a former policeman who quit his job to play Cupid to millions of gay men in China.</p>

<p>Grindr, a Los Angeles-based gay dating app well-known globally, is also owned by a Chinese company.&nbsp;</p>


Chinese gay dating app Blued is halting new user registration for a week, it said on Sunday, following media reports that underage users caught HIV after going on dates set up via the world`s largest networking app for the LGBT community.

Chinese gay dating app Blued is halting new user registration for a week, it said on Sunday, following media reports that underage users caught HIV after going on dates set up via the world`s largest networking app for the LGBT community. China has a vibrant lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender scene (LGBT), though activists say conservative attitudes among some groups in society have prompted occasional government clampdowns. On Saturday, citing academic research, financial magazine Caixin said juveniles were heavily involved in the gay dating app, where some teenagers had even hosted live streaming. It added that many gay teenagers had unprotected sex through the app and contracted HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. In response, Blued vowed to launch a "comprehensive content audit and regulation," and crack down on juvenile users posing as adults and on texts, pictures and groups that involve minors. "Blued always forbids juveniles from logging on and using the app," it said in a statement on its verified account on China`s Twitter-like Weibo. The company added that it had enabled artificial intelligence to weed out pornographic content since last year, and vowed to further support AIDS prevention work. The Beijing-based company did not immediately reply to a request from Reuters for comment on Sunday. Blued, which was launched in 2010 and now boasts 40 million registered users, is backed by state-run media Beijing News. It is the brainchild of a former policeman who quit his job to play Cupid to millions of gay men in China. Grindr, a Los Angeles-based gay dating app well-known globally, is also owned by a Chinese company.

Chinese gay dating app halts registration after underage HIV report

<p>China's Southwest Jiaotong University launched a dating course, as many students entering college have seldom if ever, dated.</p>

<p>In high school, Chinese students face pressure from parents to study hard and get accepted to their ideal university. This, in turn, has led to the growth of dating websites and independent dating courses, to teach many young people a skill they lack.</p>

<p>To better equip their students with this social skill, the university has built such a dating course into their curriculum.</p>

<p>In a recent class, teacher Gao Fei presented colourful scarves symbolizing the sacrifices and benefits of a marriage.</p>

<p>Undergraduate students from various majors took turns expressing themselves via this thought-provoking process. They also discussed and wrote down what these sacrifices are.</p>

<p>For the male, it was mostly the loss of personal space and money; and the female - their looks and health.</p>

<p>This class, geared toward marriage, came near the end of a 14-week interdisciplinary course entitled the "Art of Getting Along with the Opposite Sex".</p>

<p>"In this class, the boys shared their views on marriage and changes they may encounter from dating up to marriage. We don't often understand this as girls," said Hou Shufen, a logistics undergraduate student.</p>

<p>In the early parts of this inaugural course, students learned how to make a good first impression, meet the right person, and date.</p>

<p>Gao, the course's founder and teacher, had two aims: to help narrow the gap between knowledge and practice and to better prepare -- than repair -- these students for what is to come in their future.</p>

<p>"The divorce rate in China has been increasing over the past five to eight years, and most of those divorced was born in the early 1980s or even late 1980s if they get married early. Young people born in the early 1990s have also begun to enter into marriage," she said.</p>

<p>For some students, it is more than just a dating and marriage elective.</p>

<p>Ji Zesen, an engineering undergraduate, said this course is necessary. He cited the lack of communication skills most university students face as they focus too much on their academics.</p>

<p>"If we can manage to get along well with the opposite sex, I believe we can also communicate better with the seniors and people of the same sex. The skills can be fully applied to these areas," said Ji.</p>

<p>In China, huge importance is placed on education: nailing good grades, getting into good schools and so on. Now college education is not all about just math and science, it is also about learning social techniques, like the class about dating and marriage here at this university. It all starts from equipping these students with soft skills to hopefully better maneuver today's societal problems and beyond.</p>


China's Southwest Jiaotong University launched a dating course, as many students entering college have seldom if ever, dated. In high school, Chinese students face pressure from parents to study hard and get accepted to their ideal university.

China's Southwest Jiaotong University launched a dating course, as many students entering college have seldom if ever, dated. In high school, Chinese students face pressure from parents to study hard and get accepted to their ideal university. This, in turn, has led to the growth of dating websites and independent dating courses, to teach many young people a skill they lack. To better equip their students with this social skill, the university has built such a dating course into their curriculum. In a recent class, teacher Gao Fei presented colourful scarves symbolizing the sacrifices and benefits of a marriage. Undergraduate students from various majors took turns expressing themselves via this thought-provoking process. They also discussed and wrote down what these sacrifices are. For the male, it was mostly the loss of personal space and money; and the female - their looks and health. This class, geared toward marriage, came near the end of a 14-week interdisciplinary course entitled the "Art of Getting Along with the Opposite Sex". "In this class, the boys shared their views on marriage and changes they may encounter from dating up to marriage. We don't often understand this as girls," said Hou Shufen, a logistics undergraduate student. In the early parts of this inaugural course, students learned how to make a good first impression, meet the right person, and date. Gao, the course's founder and teacher, had two aims: to help narrow the gap between knowledge and practice and to better prepare -- than repair -- these students for what is to come in their future. "The divorce rate in China has been increasing over the past five to eight years, and most of those divorced was born in the early 1980s or even late 1980s if they get married early. Young people born in the early 1990s have also begun to enter into marriage," she said. For some students, it is more than just a dating and marriage elective. Ji Zesen, an engineering undergraduate, said this course is necessary. He cited the lack of communication skills most university students face as they focus too much on their academics. "If we can manage to get along well with the opposite sex, I believe we can also communicate better with the seniors and people of the same sex. The skills can be fully applied to these areas," said Ji. In China, huge importance is placed on education: nailing good grades, getting into good schools and so on. Now college education is not all about just math and science, it is also about learning social techniques, like the class about dating and marriage here at this university. It all starts from equipping these students with soft skills to hopefully better maneuver today's societal problems and beyond.

Chinese university launches dating course to better equip students with social skills

Tech It Out: Love in the age of online dating

Tech It Out: Artificial Intelligence Influences Dating Apps

<p>New dating app DonaldDaters was supposed to help lonely conservatives find each other discreetly. But the app leaked its database of users on launch day, a report said on Monday.</p>

<p>With the slogan "Make America Date Again," the app targets the "American-based singles community connecting lovers, friends, and Trump supporters alike," its website says.</p>

<p>The app had just over 1,600 users on its first day of operations, technology news site TechCrunch reported.</p>

<p>TechCrunch said it learned the figure because a French security researcher found "issues" with the app, making it possible to download the entire user database.</p>

<p>The researcher "shared the database with TechCrunch, which included users' names, profile pictures, device type, their private messages - and access tokens, which can be used to take over accounts," it said.</p>

<p>TechCrunch said the data was pulled offline after it contacted the app maker.</p>

<p>DonaldDaters' website says "all your personal information is kept private."</p>


New dating app DonaldDaters was supposed to help lonely conservatives find each other discreetly. But the app leaked its database of users on launch day, a report said on Monday.

New dating app DonaldDaters was supposed to help lonely conservatives find each other discreetly. But the app leaked its database of users on launch day, a report said on Monday. With the slogan "Make America Date Again," the app targets the "American-based singles community connecting lovers, friends, and Trump supporters alike," its website says. The app had just over 1,600 users on its first day of operations, technology news site TechCrunch reported. TechCrunch said it learned the figure because a French security researcher found "issues" with the app, making it possible to download the entire user database. The researcher "shared the database with TechCrunch, which included users' names, profile pictures, device type, their private messages - and access tokens, which can be used to take over accounts," it said. TechCrunch said the data was pulled offline after it contacted the app maker. DonaldDaters' website says "all your personal information is kept private."

'Make America Date Again' dating app DonaldDaters leaks data: Report

<p>As technology revolutionises everything how can our love life remain untouched.</p>

<p>Today as millennials celebrating Valentine&#39;s Day are mostly single and without a&nbsp;date, several dating apps have come to their rescue.</p>

<p>Earlier, finding a&nbsp;date in cafes and parties was a natural thing, however, not it has now been replaced with the advent of apps.&nbsp;</p>

<p>In 2017, Dating app Tinder saw 20% rise in its&nbsp;usage on Valentine&#39;s day and the trend is expected to continue this year as well, though it should not come as surprise as markets, restaurants, malls are busy promoting couples and the Valentine&#39;s Day &quot;magic&quot;.</p>

<p>The age group of people turning to dating apps on these days reportedly is&nbsp;reportedly&nbsp;between of 18 to 30 years.</p>

<p>In fact, in America, reports show&nbsp;that from Thanksgiving,&nbsp;New Years to Valentine week the app usage spikes as high as 30 to 50%.</p>

<p>In India Tinder has also become a major hit. In&nbsp;2016, Tinder&nbsp;had&nbsp;said India is their third largest market in Asia with the app getting over 14 million swipes each day.</p>

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In fact, in America, there were reports that showed that from Thanksgiving to New Year to Valentine week the usage spikes as high as 30 to 50%

As technology revolutionises everything how can our love life remain untouched. Today as millennials celebrating Valentine's Day are mostly single and without a date, several dating apps have come to their rescue. Earlier, finding a date in cafes and parties was a natural thing, however, not it has now been replaced with the advent of apps. In 2017, Dating app Tinder saw 20% rise in its usage on Valentine's day and the trend is expected to continue this year as well, though it should not come as surprise as markets, restaurants, malls are busy promoting couples and the Valentine's Day "magic". The age group of people turning to dating apps on these days reportedly is reportedly between of 18 to 30 years. In fact, in America, reports show that from Thanksgiving, New Years to Valentine week the app usage spikes as high as 30 to 50%. In India Tinder has also become a major hit. In 2016, Tinder had said India is their third largest market in Asia with the app getting over 14 million swipes each day.

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