{"id":16431,"date":"2024-11-03T07:37:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T06:37:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users\/"},"modified":"2024-11-03T07:37:28","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T06:37:28","slug":"addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/03\/addicted-to-love-how-dating-apps-exploit-their-users\/","title":{"rendered":"Addicted to love: how dating apps \u2018exploit\u2019 their users"},"content":{"rendered":"

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked<\/p>\n

\u201cDesigned to be deleted\u201d is the tagline of one of the UK\u2019s most popular dating apps. Hinge promises that it is \u201cthe dating app for people who want to get off dating apps\u201d \u2013 the place to find lasting love.<\/p>\n

But critics say modern dating is in crisis. They claim that dating apps, which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times worldwide, are \u201cexploitative\u201d<\/sup>and are designed not to be deleted but to be addictive, to retain users in order to create revenue.<\/p>\n

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\nOnline services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked
\n\u201cDesigned to be deleted\u201d is the tagline of one of the UK\u2019s most popular dating apps. Hinge promises that it is \u201cthe dating app for people who want to get off dating apps\u201d \u2013 the place to find lasting love.
\nBut critics say modern dating is in crisis. They claim that dating apps, which have been downloaded hundreds of millions of times worldwide, are \u201cexploitative\u201dand are designed not to be deleted but to be addictive, to retain users in order to create revenue. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Online services that promise to find people romantic matches have been likened to gambling products designed to keep customers hooked \u201cDesigned to be deleted\u201d is the tagline of one of the UK\u2019s most popular dating apps. Hinge promises that it is \u201cthe dating app for people who want to get off dating apps\u201d \u2013 the …<\/p>\n

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