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🇩🇪 SZ
National & Local

Start-up from Hallertau: A dating app that punishes ghosting

Three friends from Nandlstadt have created a dating app called 'Diner Date,' aimed at promoting honesty and respect in online dating by penalizing ghosting.

Feb 26 • 15:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Life & Tech

Harry Styles says he uses dating app to study languages

Harry Styles revealed that he uses a dating app not for dating but to learn languages, specifically Italian, emphasizing immersion in language learning.

Feb 26 • 01:05 UTC
🇳🇴 Aftenposten
National & Local

A New Dating Trend Drops Swiping. Now Artificial Intelligence Chooses Who You Match With

A new British dating app uses artificial intelligence to find compatible partners, challenging the trend of user-driven swiping apps like Tinder.

Feb 25 • 07:26 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
Life & Tech

Grindr tests AI match-making in Australia amid dating app fatigue and safety concerns

Grindr is piloting AI-driven match-making features in Australia to enhance user safety and address dating app fatigue.

Feb 23 • 03:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

The Yorkshire Vet star's wife almost cancelled first date until 'fate intervened'

Matt Jackson-Smith from The Yorkshire Vet shares how his wife Katherine almost cancelled their first date, but fate, aided by their dog, Harry, made it happen.

Feb 18 • 14:52 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

Role of far-right ‘manosphere’ in homophobic attacks on men to be investigated in Victoria

A Victorian parliamentary inquiry will investigate the influence of far-right manosphere figures in homophobic attacks on men lured through fake dating app profiles.

Feb 17 • 14:00 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

"No Latinos, No Asians, No Fat, No Twink... There Are People on Grindr Who Cause a Lot of Harm": How an App Shaped a Generation's Sexual Life

A critical examination of Grindr highlights various social complaints and the impact of the app on the sexual dynamics of the queer community.

Feb 17 • 04:30 UTC
🇨🇦 National Post
Crime & Justice

Scammers used fake profile on dating app to get $250K from victims: Toronto police

Toronto police report that scammers created a fake dating profile to defraud victims of $250,000.

Feb 13 • 20:17 UTC
🇮🇳 Aaj Tak (Hindi)
Crime & Justice

The Painful End of a Love Story that Started with a Dating App: Murder of a Young Woman and Aftermath...

A young woman was murdered in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, after a relationship initiated through a dating app, with the police solving the case within 24 hours of discovering her body.

Feb 13 • 16:11 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

The farewell letter of the soldier who killed himself at the Olivos estate, a victim of extortion

A soldier named Rodrigo Gómez took his own life due to extortion he faced after being deceived on a dating app.

Feb 13 • 14:36 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
Crime & Justice

A dark testimony from the dating partner of Marius Borg Høiby, who is accused of rape – 'I remember waking up to it'

Marius Borg Høiby, accused of rape, faces court as a woman describes a disturbing encounter after meeting him through a dating app.

Feb 12 • 07:09 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

An app, a false lover, and extortions from prison: the plot behind the soldier's suicide in Quinta Olivos

A soldier in Argentina committed suicide after being extorted by a criminal gang operating from prison, which he fell victim to after being lured by a false romantic connection on a dating app.

Feb 9 • 16:01 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
National & Local

Love Island's Charlie Frederick on dating app days after brutal villa dumping

Charlie Frederick, a contestant on Love Island, has joined a dating app just days after his elimination from the show, hoping to find romance.

Feb 7 • 19:34 UTC
🇱🇹 Lrytas
Life & Tech

Women in their 30s: forming relationships with much younger men and enjoying it – scared only for one thing

A 34-year-old woman shares her experiences dating much younger men, including a memorable encounter with a 24-year-old through a dating app.

Feb 6 • 19:02 UTC
🇫🇮 Iltalehti
Life & Tech

Podcast: Janni Hussi downloaded a dating app and was immediately surprised – Explains why young men's sexual experience does not convince her

Podcast host Janni Hussi shares her experience of downloading a dating app for the first time and her surprise at receiving attention from much younger men, which she finds unappealing due to their age.

Feb 5 • 04:00 UTC
🇬🇷 Naftemporiki
Crime & Justice

Thessaloniki: 26-year-old arrested for raping a 15-year-old – They met through a dating app

A 26-year-old foreigner was arrested in Thessaloniki for the rape of a 15-year-old boy, following a complaint that they had met via a dating app and the assailant led the victim to an abandoned building where the assault occurred.

Feb 4 • 07:37 UTC
🇬🇷 Proto Thema
Crime & Justice

Thessaloniki: 16-year-old reported that a 26-year-old raped him in an abandoned building

A 16-year-old boy in Thessaloniki reported being raped by a 26-year-old man he met through a dating app, who took him to an abandoned building after initially leading him to a sex shop.

Feb 4 • 07:10 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Man accused of killing Grindr date told police he fell asleep on top of him during sex, jury hears

Josh Baxter, on trial for manslaughter, claimed to police that he accidentally fell asleep on top of his Grindr date, Michael Barron, after having sex, leading to his death.

Jan 7 • 17:55 UTC
🇬🇧 Mirror
Crime & Justice

Man allegedly killed during 'high-risk' Grindr hookup, court hears

A court has heard that Michael Barron was allegedly killed by Josh Baxter during a sexual encounter arranged on the Grindr dating app, involving restraint and strangulation.

Jan 6 • 19:27 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Life & Tech

What Does It Mean to Be Heteroflexible? More and More People Identify This Way

The article discusses the rapid rise of heteroflexibility as a sexual orientation, noting a 193% increase in self-identification over the past year according to a report from the dating app Feeld.

Jan 6 • 15:53 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
Crime & Justice

Left without several tens of thousands of euros, while hoping for profit

A 32-year-old woman from Međimurje reported being a victim of a sophisticated financial fraud related to cryptocurrency investments after being misled by someone posing as an investment expert through a dating app.

Jan 5 • 09:20 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Life & Tech

A dating trend is spreading that could define 2026. Many are confused at first

A new dating trend known as 'relationship anarchy' is emerging, with many individuals unknowingly participating in it according to survey data from the dating app Feeld.

Jan 2 • 10:42 UTC
🇪🇸 ABC
Life & Tech

Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada: 'I was offered to be the image of a dating app'

Fashion designer Ágatha Ruiz de la Prada discusses her renewed role as an ambassador for Fiat, her family, her work passion, and her current perspective on love in an interview with ABC.

Dec 27 • 05:24 UTC
🇭🇷 Index.hr
Life & Tech

My mom made a profile on a dating app: "She tells me I waited too long"

A 33-year-old woman shares her family drama after discovering her mother secretly created a dating profile on Bumble for her, leading to a conflict over parental involvement in her love life.

Dec 26 • 18:19 UTC

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