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Steven Bartlett Just Backed a Pre-Revenue Dating App. The Industry Should Pay Attention.

Steven Bartlett backs pre-revenue dating app hati in Dragons' Den deal, cutting against two years of selective consumer …

Threads Wants to Own Private Conversation. Dating Apps Built Their Moat on Exactly That.

Threads is testing clickable 'DM me' links in the U.S. and Canada that turn public posts into instant private conversati…

Bumble Is Losing Paying Users. Calling It an AI Strategy Does Not Change That.

Bumble Inc reported 4.4 million paying users in Q3 2024, down from 4.6 million the previous quarter Revenue growth has s…

Grindr Just Posted the Numbers Every Other Dating App Wishes It Had

Grindr reported Q4 revenue of $126M, up 29% year-over-year, beating analyst estimates by $4M The company announced a $40…

Regulatory Monitor

Meta Is Suing the Scammers Who Use Its Platform to Run Romance Fraud. Years Too Late, But Here We Are.

Meta filed three lawsuits against Brazil-based scam operations and one against a Vietnam group, plus issued cease-and-de…

Pinterest Knows What Singles Want Before Dating Apps Do. That Is the Problem.

Pinterest searches for 'no phone summer' climbed 340% year-over-year, with 'screen free activities' up 200% The platform…

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Snapchat Is Copying Instagram Copying TikTok. Dating Brands Are Caught in the Middle.

Snapchat will host its first creator awards ceremony, The Snappys, on 21st March 2026—five months after Instagram's Ring…

Regulatory Monitor

Romance Scams Extracted $1.16B in Nine Months. The Industry Owns Part of That Number.

Romance fraud extracted $1.16B from US victims in the first nine months of 2025, marking a 22% year-on-year increase in …

Regulatory Monitor

Malaysia Blocks Grindr and Blued. The Regulatory Risk GRND Investors Keep Ignoring.

Malaysia's MCMC has blocked Grindr and Blued, affecting a market of 33 million people in the most explicit state-level b…

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TikTok and MLB Just Proved Short-Form Sports Content Has a Business Model. Dating Brands Are Still Figuring It Out.

TikTok and Major League Baseball have announced a global content partnership focused on sports highlights and game recap…