Dating Pro digest: Match Group report for shareholders; Detective Swipe Night is out; Hackers continue to blackmail Atraf LGBT users; A compatibility assessment algorithm is being developed for dating apps.

Jan 4, 2022
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Dating industry news digest:

  • Match Group report for shareholders;
  • Detective Swipe Night is out;
  • Hackers continue to blackmail Atraf LGBT users;
  • A compatibility assessment algorithm is being developed for dating apps.

 

 

Match Group report for shareholders

The Match Group released a comprehensive third-quarter report with detailed results for each brand.

Tinder’s share price is up 20%, thanks in large part to the Swipe project and the Explore experience. In the future, the use of their own currency at the initial stage within the system. Plenty of Fish is successfully monetized with virtual gifts. OkCupid, Hinge and other brands are expanding audio and video communication. Gen Z-focused Hyperconnect technologies are recognized as groundbreaking in the dating industry.

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Detective Swipe Night is out

On November 7, Tinder launched the new Swipe Night, based on detective stories.

Participants from 25 countries can influence the development of events for three weeks. Previous issues collected up to 20 million users, mostly representatives of generation Z.

Solving riddles, players get to know and learn each other better in the process of communication.

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Hackers continue to blackmail Atraf LGBT users

The Black Shadow group hacked into the server of the hosting company Cyberserve.

Data confidentiality is under threat, having not received the desired million dollars, hackers threaten to put personal information in the public domain.

Among the most vulnerable users are members of the LGBT community, clients of the dating app Atraf, many of them hide their sexual orientation. The Israel Internet Association does not intend to satisfy the demands of the attackers, as there is no guarantee that they will destroy the data after they receive the ransom.

Atraf users are recommended to change their nicknames and passwords, a hotline works for them.Cybersecurity measures are being strengthened across the government program.

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A compatibility assessment algorithm is being developed for dating apps

Dr. Timothy Sexton, a specialist in the human genome, as a result of sixteen years of research was able to find an answer to the question of why people often feel disappointed on the first date, despite the fact that they before the meeting enjoyed communicating in applications.

According to the scientist, in the formula of compatibility, personal qualities and common interests are important components, but the decisive element is sexual chemistry, the secret of which is in the DNA. Traditional dating apps cannot guarantee that when they meet in person, they will feel physical attraction.

Dr. Sexton founded DNA Romance, a company that develops the DRom 1.0 algorithm that uses genetic data to predict whether potential partners will be romantically involved on a first date.

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