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X's AI Spam Crisis: A Warning Shot for Dating Platforms
X is rebuilding its search infrastructure from scratch after AI bot traffic overwhelmed legacy systems, according to Hea…
23 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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TikTok's Seller Overhaul: A Direct Threat to Dating App Commerce
TikTok Shop generated approximately $130 billion in gross merchandise value in 2024, marking 100% year-on-year growth Th…
18 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Meta's 'Dear Algo' Turns Feed Curation into Algorithmic Theatre
Meta's Threads launched Dear Algo in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on 11 February, allowing users to publicly r…
12 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Meta's AI Profile Animations: A Solution in Search of a Problem?
Facebook retired video profiles in 2022 after adoption stalled; now relaunching with AI automation to remove creation fr…
11 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Bluesky's Drafts Feature: A Case Study in Decentralisation's Cost
Bluesky launched drafts in February 2026, a feature X and Threads have had for years The platform has 42 million cumulat…
10 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Hinge's Face Check and Direct to Date: Solving or Signaling a Broken Experience?
Hinge will test facial recognition verification in Mexico, Brazil, Australia, and Canada this quarter, with US trials st…
9 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Snapchat's Super Bowl Playbook: A Missed Opportunity for Dating Apps
Match Group reported an 8% year-on-year decline in average session times across its portfolio in Q4 2025 63% of UK singl…
9 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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HubPeople's White-Label Move: Niche Apps Surrender Tech for Survival
HubPeople has migrated Say Allo and DiHola, two dating apps with 'hundreds of thousands' of users, onto its white-label …
6 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Three Day Rule's AI Pivot: From Bespoke Matchmaking to Algorithmic Sameness
Three Day Rule relaunched in 2025 as an AI-powered dating app after operating as a premium human-led matchmaking service…
6 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Reddit's Reminder Ads: A Boon or Bane for Dating Apps' Notification Strategy?
Reddit has expanded beta access to Reminder Ads, allowing advertisers to send push notifications and inbox messages to u…
5 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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Instagram's Close Friends Exit: A Wake-Up Call for Dating Apps
Instagram is developing a feature allowing users to remove themselves from someone else's Close Friends list, the first …
5 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →
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BLK's 'Use Less' Strategy: A Retention Play or Admission of Fatigue?
BLK recommends users limit app time to two-hour windows and cap simultaneous conversations at three matches 47.7% of 4,0…
4 Feb 2026 · 1 min readRead →