Match Group, the corporate giant behind popular dating apps like Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, failed to properly warn or protect millions of women, according to an 18-month survey I did.
Markup Report An 18-month survey by the Dating App Report Project reveals that Match Group, a $8.5 billion company that controls half of the global online dating market, has led to a long-standing rape, drug and assault by users across the suite Reports are known to be aware of dating apps. However, the company has failed to transparently share the scale of the issue with the public and take appropriate steps to protect millions of users, especially women.
In 2016, Match Group began tracking user reports of serious crimes such as rape on all apps, according to internal documents. By 2022, a central database called Sentinel collected hundreds of troubling incidents each week, according to Insiders. However, Match Group did not release a transparency report promised to have revealed the extent of sexual violence occurring on the platform.
Even if users like Denver cardiologists were repeatedly reported on rape on apps like Hinge, they were allowed to continue creating new profiles and match unsuspecting women. At least 15 women reported that Matthews, who ultimately had no criminal history, raped or drugged after meeting on the match group app. He was sentenced to 158 years in 2024.
Match Group hired Tracey Breeden in 2020 to lead the central safety team and improve its response to sexual violence. But former employees say that under pressure to maintain growth, the company has resisted resisting the spread of strong safety protocols on all apps and the skilled investigators. Most of Briden's teams were eventually fired or pushed out.
The company is promoting superficial safety features, but it is fighting efforts both inside and outside the company to make sense how it handles abusive users. With the current system, a system reported to rape like Matthews can easily create a new account with just a few details.
Match Group is currently facing scrutiny from lawmakers around the world. However, in the US, users are mostly in the dark about the risks they face when matching strangers. The research report states that a company that has put together millions of couples has built an opaque system that allows dangerous individuals to continue to find new targets, leaving a trauma trajectory almost accountable. It's claiming.
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Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News, which covers the issues of freedom of speech and online censorship.
