I have re-installed a couple dating apps… I know, I know… don't judge me. I'M BORED. Like I'm gonna be swiping 99.9% left, but at this point even that feels like a positive social interaction with a man. Whatever. I'll probably get sick of them in a week or so… BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

The point is, I'm super tickled with myself for the prompt-response I wrote…

"Dating me is like…" Having the sassiest, sexiest sidekick in town! Neither Liza Minnelli, nor Jo March, but a horrendous, hysterical hybrid. Serves dual-purpose as a pocket dictionary. "Doesn't shed." -A Vote of Recommendation I Have Received

(I had just the first sentence written from the last time I inflicted this app upon myself. The rest I added fresh.)

OkCupid gave 3M dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/03/okcupid-match-pay-no-fine-for-sharing-user-photos-with-facial-recognition-firm/

#HackerNews #OkCupid #FacialRecognition #FTC #Privacy #DataSharing #DatingApps

FTC Takes Action Against Match and OkCupid for Deceiving Users by Sharing Personal Data with Third Party (AI)

https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2026/03/ftc-takes-action-against-match-okcupid-deceiving-users-sharing-personal-data-third-party

#AI #privacy #FTC #DatingApps

🧵 Sooooo here is a thread collecting my rants and anecdotes after I unpaused my #Hinge profile. 😱

#dating #datingApps (also #Tinder because most stuff is inter-app anyway)

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My Screen Time report told me I had opened Grindr 27 times in a single day.
I did not get past “hey” with anyone. I kept returning anyway, because I was not looking for a date. I was looking for the number in the small circle. The moment I saw it, something in my chest loosened.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/gay-online-and-still-lonely-how-digital-validation-hijacks-intimacy-06954e5ae32a?sk=bc384bc04e4f88b65655c3cf42b8373c

#LGBTQ #Gay #DatingApps #MentalHealth