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TopicDating apps

Topic: Dating apps

How dating apps exploit India’s loosely formed definition of ‘personal information’

In 'What Privacy Means', Siddharth Sonkar explains how an Indian citizen’s privacy is hardly ‘private’.

Sober swiping? Sanskaari Indians are ditching matrimonial sites for dating apps

In a survey by Bumble, 51% Indians said they are more likely to go on a ‘dry date’ now than they were before pandemic. Sanskaari people have moved out of matrimonial sites.

Bumble and Tinder are talking consent. But it isn’t just about the ‘N’ word

Online dating in 2021 has expanded the conversation about consent.

MP Nusrat Jahan says dating app used photo without consent — ‘ready to take this up legally’

Video dating app FancyU used actor-MP Nusrat Jahan’s photo in its ad poster. Nusran Jahan tweets to say it's ‘totally unacceptable’, urging Kolkata Police to look into the matter.

Indian health workers take to ‘sugar baby’ dating due to wage cuts, low salaries, app claims

According to data by sugar dating app 'SeekingArrangement', Mumbai and Bengaluru made it to the top three cities with highest number of 'Sugar Babies' who were medical personnel.

Mumbai is hotbed of sugar dating, Delhi close second — website says unemployment is reason

According to a leading sugar dating website, growing unemployment rates and loans are leading young Indians to seek other means of funding.

Dating is back. But Covid has made getting coffee with someone a lot more complicated

Online dating companies are seeing a rebound in the US, with daily downloads of major apps bouncing back from earlier lows this year to pre-Covid levels.

Ancient ‘chewing gum’ discovered that reveals genetic code of a Stone Age woman

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.

Facebook boosts new dating app with Instagram integration

Users can combine elements of their Facebook & Instagram accounts to create a dating profile—the most notable way Facebook has ever combined the two entities.

Tinder wants to win over Asia by reinventing itself

In South Korea, new billboards have emerged for Tinder: “New Year, New Friends, New You" , as a part of their 'localisation' strategy.

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I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.