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Wired alleges AI-generated Instagram accounts fuelled Goose's rise to No. 4 in the US App Store's free lifestyle category after its invite-only launch.

HubPeople CEO Michael O'Sullivan has published a dating app book. He says the 4,000 apps on HubPeople's platform have generated over $100 million in revenue.

Match Group research finds 80% of Gen Z believe they will find true love, but only 25% of adults under 30 rank a relationship as their main goal.

Grindr shares jumped 16% after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock to overweight, citing its product pipeline and expansion plans.

Coffee Meets Bagel, with $23M raised, sees rivals like Tinder and Hinge adopt its limited-match model. The story questions if that validation brings growth.

Sequel says removing its suspended account notice cut new scam profile registrations by more than 30% within 24 hours, a self-reported result.

Hinge CEO Jackie Jantos says the app deliberately loses 20% of prospective users during onboarding, a strategy tied to its "great dates" metric.

A Gleeden-IPSOS survey found 66% of respondents across 12 major Indian cities have used AI chatbots for sexual health education.

Bumble has hired Morgan Stanley to explore a sale, Reuters reports, after its market capitalisation fell 95% to $388M from $7B at its IPO.

Turkey has blocked Jack'd and other LGBTQ+ dating apps weeks after Hornet, the most significant coordinated crackdown on such services in the country.

Tinder is launching 'Double Date Island', a TikTok-exclusive reality series with friend pairs from eight countries, filmed in Portugal.

MirrorMe, a Johannesburg invite-only dating app, charges up to R488 (£22) a month and recorded 557 downloads in its first 24 hours.

Rakuten Viber is rolling out dating features across Southeast Asia and Europe, but has not disclosed how it plans to monetise them.

Ofcom's Online Safety Act guidance puts heavy age verification and moderation duties on dating apps, and small apps face the biggest burden.

Jigsaw Dating has pivoted to offline events, now running over 200 monthly across more than 30 US cities, and is positioning itself against AI in dating.

White Label Dating relaunches on 1st July under undisclosed owners after a 2024 administration that left approximately £3 million in liabilities.

UK under-16 social media ban due in Q2 2027 will not directly cover dating apps but may lead to mandatory age checks for them.

Match Group is closing gay dating app Archer on 17 June, three years after launch, and has invested $100 million in Sniffies.

A seller claims to be selling 15 million Grindr user records, including HIV test data, on the dark web. Grindr says it found no evidence.

Hily has launched what it calls 'human intelligence' features, but its survey shows daters who distrust AI still use it.