{"id":14447,"date":"2024-05-14T10:37:33","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T08:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/14\/inside-the-rise-and-fall-of-ashley-madison-people-literally-lost-their-lives\/"},"modified":"2024-05-14T10:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T08:37:33","slug":"inside-the-rise-and-fall-of-ashley-madison-people-literally-lost-their-lives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/14\/inside-the-rise-and-fall-of-ashley-madison-people-literally-lost-their-lives\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the rise and fall of Ashley Madison: \u2018People literally lost their lives\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new Netflix docuseries explores how the site that enabled married people to have affairs devolved into chaos back in 2015<\/p>\n

In theory, the internet promised, among other things, a solution to the age-old conundrum of finding a date. If you wanted romantic partnership, maybe you\u2019d check out eHarmony. For fun and flings, try Tinder. If you wanted to narrow down the potential pool, there were Farmers Only and Christian Mingle, among other demographic-specific sites. And if you were married and wanted to have a clandestine affair, you could make an account on Ashley Madison.<\/p>\n

At least, that was the pitch. From its founding in 2002 until the summer of 2015, Ashley Madison, so-called for the two most popular girls names, billed itself as the premier destination for adulterers \u2013 no judgment, no risks, no strings attached other than the payments required to secure enough \u201ccredits\u201d to talk to other users. The Toronto-based company, founded by Darren Morgenstern based on a statistic that 30% of people on existing dating sites were already married, promised a certain fantasy, particularly aimed at men: a list of women ready and willing to have an affair; a secret good time outside the bounds of one\u2019s partnership; self-proclaimed extensive security measures to prevent torpedoing one\u2019s domestic life. The company\u2019s CEO, a Canadian businessman named Noel Biderman, appeared on news programs and daytime talkshows with his wife, touting the site as a way to resuscitate partnerships by covertly meeting one\u2019s extramarital needs while boasting of his own monogamous marriage. The site\u2019s tagline was simple and cheeky: \u201cLife is short. Have an affair.\u201d And it was popular \u2013 by 2015, the company had launched in 40 countries and claimed more than 37 million users.<\/p>\n

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\nA new Netflix docuseries explores how the site that enabled married people to have affairs devolved into chaos back in 2015
\nIn theory, the internet promised, among other things, a solution to the age-old conundrum of finding a date. If you wanted romantic partnership, maybe you\u2019d check out eHarmony. For fun and flings, try Tinder. If you wanted to narrow down the potential pool, there were Farmers Only and Christian Mingle, among other demographic-specific sites. And if you were married and wanted to have a clandestine affair, you could make an account on Ashley Madison.
\nAt least, that was the pitch. From its founding in 2002 until the summer of 2015, Ashley Madison, so-called for the two most popular girls names, billed itself as the premier destination for adulterers \u2013 no judgment, no risks, no strings attached other than the payments required to secure enough \u201ccredits\u201d to talk to other users. The Toronto-based company, founded by Darren Morgenstern based on a statistic that 30% of people on existing dating sites were already married, promised a certain fantasy, particularly aimed at men: a list of women ready and willing to have an affair; a secret good time outside the bounds of one\u2019s partnership; self-proclaimed extensive security measures to prevent torpedoing one\u2019s domestic life. The company\u2019s CEO, a Canadian businessman named Noel Biderman, appeared on news programs and daytime talkshows with his wife, touting the site as a way to resuscitate partnerships by covertly meeting one\u2019s extramarital needs while boasting of his own monogamous marriage. The site\u2019s tagline was simple and cheeky: \u201cLife is short. Have an affair.\u201d And it was popular \u2013 by 2015, the company had launched in 40 countries and claimed more than 37 million users. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A new Netflix docuseries explores how the site that enabled married people to have affairs devolved into chaos back in 2015 In theory, the internet promised, among other things, a solution to the age-old conundrum of finding a date. If you wanted romantic partnership, maybe you\u2019d check out eHarmony. For fun and flings, try Tinder. …<\/p>\n

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