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    Dating Apps' Safety Crisis: A Regulatory Reckoning Looms

    99% of heterosexual women in Australia experienced tech-based abuse on dating platforms in the previous quarter, with in…

    Tuesday 22nd September (6 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    Facebook Dating's Quiet Dominance: A Free Model Disrupts Paid Platforms

    Facebook Dating ranked first in 22 of 25 different use-case scenarios measured by Morning Consult, outperforming Tinder,…

    Tuesday 22nd September (8 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
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    Australia's Digital Duty of Care: A Death Knell for Self-Regulation in Dating Apps

    99% of heterosexual women in Australia reported experiencing harmful behaviour on dating apps in the preceding three mon…

    Tuesday 22nd September (8 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Match Group's Localisation Pivot: A Last-Ditch Effort or Strategic Masterstroke?

    Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff expects user and subscriber declines to continue until at least 2027 before stabilising …

    Tuesday 22nd September (10 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    ParshipMeet's Pivot: Abandoning Gen Z for Profitable Over-40s

    ParshipMeet Group revenue rose 5% at Parship and 25% at eharmony following pivot to over-40s demographic Conversion rate…

    Monday 21st September (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Tantan's Event Strategy: A New User Acquisition Model or Costly PR?

    Tantan reports 90% attendance rates at physical fitness events, far exceeding typical free event no-show rates of 40-60%…

    Friday 18th September (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Grindr's Experiential Marketing: Monetizing Brand Discomfort

    Grindr's advertising revenue reached $73.6 million in 2024, up 37% year-on-year, bucking industry trends The platform mo…

    Friday 18th September (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
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    EU's Kids Act: Age Verification Becomes a Costly Mandate for Dating Apps

    The European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act would impose fines of up to 6% of global annual revenue for age verificat…

    Friday 18th September (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Community & Directory
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    Courtland Brooks Buys GDI: Editorial Independence or Influence Play?

    Mark Brooks has acquired Global Dating Insights through his consultancy Courtland Brooks, consolidating advisory and med…

    Wednesday 16th September (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    Free Dates Divide: Inflation's Unseen Impact on Dating Dynamics

    The average millennial date now costs $252, up 32% year-on-year—far outpacing general inflation rates of 3-4% 47% of Gen…

    Wednesday 16th September (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
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    Tinder's Algorithm Shift: A Genuine Pivot or Just a Swipe Rebrand?

    Tinder re-engineered its recommendation system in July to prioritise sustained conversations of at least six messages, a…

    Wednesday 16th September (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Matrimony.com's Organic Traffic Boast: A Blueprint or an Anomaly?

    Matrimony.com claims 80% of its traffic is organic, compared to Match Group's 23% and Bumble's 33% of revenue spent on p…

    Wednesday 16th September (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →