Counterfeit connections report
The Rise of Romantic AI Companions and AI Sexualized Media Among the Rising GenerationAI Sexualized Media Among the Rising Generation
Dating and intimacy worries
Japan is (Literally) Dying Out
The demographic decline in Japan is no secret but the trend of not having kids is spreading across the globe. In this episode we explore the reasons for why this is happening, the consequences and possible solutions.
Dating and toxicity
An app offering women dating safety tools and advice has suspended some of its services following a hack, sparking a debate between the sexes about fairness and respect in dating.
Tinder Lets Known Sex Offenders Use the App. It’s Not the Only One.
(link from Arwa Mahawi's piece, There are no secrets on the internet)
There are no secrets on the internet. Just ask the women who entrusted their data to Tea
Opinion piece
Tea app hacked: Images stolen from women's dating safety app that vets men
A dating safety app that allows women to do background checks on men and anonymously share "red flag" behaviour has been hacked, exposing thousands of members' images, posts and comments.
The Scam Behind Dating Apps
Can you actually find true love from a swipe? Or is it all just a game designed to keep you single, annoyed, and paying for upgrades?
The Trouble With Wanting Men
Gifted Link
Materialists (2025)
A young, ambitious New York City matchmaker finds herself torn between the perfect match and her imperfect ex.
How Companies Monetize Loneliness
Loneliness is a product of our modern world, and something that's only getting worse in our society over time. But how did we get here? And, more importantly, how have companies managed to benefit from an increasingly lonely society?
YourMove AI
YourMove AI perfects your profile and puts your texting on cruise control. So you can spend less time swiping, and more time dating.
🥇 AI Dating App Photos - TinderProfile.ai
Look your best on every dating app. In 15 minutes our AI generates over 100 realistic and high-performing photos designed to get more likes and dates.
The Dating App Scam: Why They Don't Want You to Find Love
Despite having the slogan 'designed to be deleted,' boardroom meetings at Match Group say otherwise. Executives have made it their mission to keep us on the apps longer, turning loneliness into profit.
Developer conferences 2025 / 2026
Good list of automated development events across the world
You're Not Crazy. Capitalism RUINED Dating.
How capitalist broke everything including communities and dating rant. Very american but noteworthy for the western world
Bumble to lay off one-third of its workforce as dating apps struggle
Mass layoffs at dating app provider Bumble are the latest sign that more people are splitting from the high-tech way of making connections. With Treena Orchard
AI is about to change everything, including how we date.
In recent years, the novelty of dating apps has given way to burnout and frustration. Falling revenue suggests that people are looking for alternatives, leading to speculation that dating apps may have reached their peak. The industry, it would seem, is in need of a refresh: Enter AI.
Online Dating Is Out, IRL Is In
As Gen Z and Millennial daters flee the apps and look for love in the wild, many have no idea where to start.
Bumble cuts almost a third of staff as dating app woes deepen
Dating app Bumble is axing almost a third of its workforce, as it struggles to grow and investors sour on its prospects.
Dating in 2025 for different people (mainly Americans)
All across America, people are expressing growing frustration with dating apps—many even saying they’re done with them altogether
We’re lonelier than ever — and there’s one big reason | Arthur Brooks
Thanks to modern-day social media, it’s easier than ever to connect with the people you care about. But is this really the case? Professor Arthur Brooks discusses how social media is actually harming our ability to socialize, and proposes a way to fix it.
Oxytocin, the bonding neuropeptide in our brains, needs eye contact and touch—things we don’t get from Zoom or social media. This lack leaves us feeling hungrier for connection, which only fuels the loneliness epidemic, and causes us to further distance ourselves from others.
The Truth About Dating — Are Dating Apps Dead? | UNTOLD: The Real Dating Experiment | Channel 4 Docs
Channel 4 doc, about online dating and the trend heading to in real life dating
The great friendship collapse: Inside The Anti-Social Century | Derek Thompson
“You can debate all sorts of things about how the texture of American life has changed. What you can't debate is the sheer, objective, existential fact that Americans are more alone than ever.”
After hundreds of complaints, eHarmony’s auto renewal subscription case begins in Australian federal court
Opinion | Progressives Are Driving Themselves Into Extinction
Why Dating Apps Finally Died
The businesses behind the biggest dating apps has gotten so greedy that they've ruined them. How dating apps contribute to the demographic crisis. These companies, instead of trying to find you the right date are instead focused on appeasing shareholders, trying to bring in record revenue. Turns out, the more you try to profit off your users, the worse the dating environment becomes. OMG!!! Who would have thought?!?
Tired of Dating Apps, Some Turn to ‘Date-Me Docs’
Writers of the online text profiles, which can read like 1,000-word versions of the personal ads of yore, hope for a more meaningful connection than a swipe might allow.
Did The Internet & Dating Apps Really Ruin Dating?
Did online dating and dating apps really ruin dating for all of us? And are dating cheating AI apps making things even worse? Let's unpack what's really going on...
Artificial Intimacy | Columbia University Press
How do people REALLY meet these days? | Love & Dating in Europe
DW on how people datte in 2025