#MatchGroup

2026-02-02

Mashable: Match Group responding to alleged hack of user data. “A hacker group called Scattered LAPSUS$ Hunters claimed they stole a mass of Match’s internal data, according to 404 Media. 404 Media downloaded the data and reported that it contained some users’ unique advertising IDs, corporate receipts, and other internal documents.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/02/mashable-match-group-responding-to-alleged-hack-of-user-data/
Tecnoblog • tecnologia que interessatecnoblog.net@web.brid.gy
2026-01-29
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<li>O grupo ShinyHunters roubou 1,7 GB de dados de aplicativos do Match Group, incluindo OkCupid, Match e Hinge, mas o Tinder não foi afetado.</li>
<li>Hackers usaram phishing de voz para acessar dados, incluindo informações pessoais, cadastros de funcionários e materiais corporativos internos.</li>
<li>O Mat
2026-01-04

Oooh, somebody put the Match Group documentary up on Dailymotion:

dailymotion.com/video/x9wadf0

I like how I look fat, northern and relaxed, and everyone else looks... Californian :D Some nice film of Lunenberg though!

#Dating #MatchGroup #Tinder #OkCupid #SocialMedia #Safety #TrustAndSafety #NovaScotia #Lunenburg #Canada #Whistleblower #Documentary

2025-11-27

Apple walczy w Indiach o zablokowanie prawa antymonopolowego

Apple walczy w Indiach o zablokowanie prawa antymonopolowego pozwalającego na nałożenie 38 mld USD kary, podaje Reuters.
Apple zaskarżyło w indyjskim sądzie prawo antymonopolowe, które umożliwia nakładanie kar na podstawie globalnych przychodów firmy. Nowe przepisy pozwalają na grzywnę sięgającą 10% światowego obrotu, co w przypadku Apple oznaczałoby ok. 38 mld USD. Firma twierdzi, że takie podejście jest nieuczciwe i niezgodne z konstytucją.

Spór trwa od 2022 roku, kiedy właściciel Tindera – Match – oraz indyjskie startupy oskarżyły Apple o nadużywanie pozycji dominującej poprzez wymuszanie korzystania z własnego systemu płatności w aplikacjach. Choć raporty CCI wskazywały na „nadużycia”, zostały wycofane z powodu ujawnienia poufnych danych. Do dziś nie zapadła ostateczna decyzja.

Apple argumentuje, że ma niewielki udział w indyjskim rynku smartfonów i domaga się, aby ewentualne kary były obliczane wyłącznie na podstawie indyjskich przychodów, a nie globalnych. Firma ostrzega również, że prawo może być stosowane wstecz, co – jej zdaniem – zmusza ją do podjęcia kroków prawnych.

#apple #cci #globalnePrzychodyApple #indie #kara38MldDolarow #matchGroup #prawoAntymonopolowe #regulacjeTechnologiczneIndie #rynekSmartfonowIndie #sporPrawnyApple #tinder

2025-11-26

I can't remember if I previewed this post about 2SLGBTQIA+ safety on at least one of Match Group's dating sites, OkCupid.

untrusted.ca/wiki/oksafety

If you are in that group and use OkCupid, you should probably read it.

#LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Dating #MatchGroup #OkCupid #Safety

PAID DATING APPS ARE FOR SIMPS (according to math & science)

peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/wEt

¿Fin del ‘swipe fatiga’? Tinder lanza IA que escanea tus fotos para encontrar tu pareja ideal

Tinder está probando una nueva función impulsada por IA llamada «Chemistry» que busca reducir la «fatiga de deslizar» al analizar las fotos de la galería del usuario (con permiso) junto con respuestas a preguntas interactivas. El objetivo es obtener información más profunda sobre la personalidad e intereses para sugerir coincidencias más compatibles, revirtiendo la tendencia de disminución de pagos de suscriptores en la aplicación. La función se está probando en Australia y Nueva Zelanda antes de su expansión global en 2026 (Fuente Techcrunch).

Tinder, propiedad de Match Group, está apostando fuerte por la Inteligencia Artificial para revitalizar su plataforma y contrarrestar una tendencia a la baja en su base de pagos. La nueva característica en fase de prueba, denominada «Chemistry» (Química), utiliza una IA avanzada para construir un perfil más detallado del usuario, yendo más allá de las descripciones superficiales y el simple «swipe».

La herramienta funciona de dos maneras: a través de preguntas interactivas para entender mejor la personalidad del usuario y, de forma crucial, solicitando permiso para acceder y analizar las fotos de la galería del teléfono (Camera Roll). El sistema de IA es capaz de inferir intereses y estilos de vida a partir de las imágenes; por ejemplo, si detecta fotos de senderismo o surf, priorizará sugerir coincidencias con usuarios que compartan aficiones al aire libre. Según el CEO de Match Group, Spencer Rascoff, el objetivo es crear conexiones «más compatibles y significativas».

Si bien la función es opcional, el acceso de la aplicación a imágenes personales privadas ha levantado preocupaciones entre los defensores de la privacidad sobre la cantidad de datos íntimos (como ubicaciones o círculos sociales) a los que el algoritmo podría tener acceso y cómo se utilizarán.

A pesar de que Match Group ha reconocido que la actual fase experimental con IA está afectando negativamente los resultados a corto plazo (proyectando un impacto negativo de $14 millones en el cuarto trimestre), la compañía ve la IA como un «pilar principal de la próxima experiencia de producto de Tinder en 2026». «Química» no es la única incursión de Tinder en la IA; la aplicación ya utiliza modelos de lenguaje (LLM) para alertar a los usuarios antes de enviar mensajes potencialmente ofensivos y un selector de fotos que ayuda a elegir las imágenes de perfil más atractivas.

#arielmcorg #Chemistry #CitasOnline #infosertec #InteligenciaArtificial #MatchGroup #Matchmaking #PORTADA #privacidad #SwipeFatigue #tecnología #tinder

Startupmacstartupmac
2025-10-25

Match Group Warns Apple’s App Store Fees Could Stifle Growth in India

Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, has raised concerns that Apple’s hefty App Store fees—up to 30%—could hinder its growth in India, one of the world’s fastest-growing digital markets. The company argues that these charges make it harder for developers to invest, innovate, and compete fairly.

Apple, on the other hand, maintains that its market share in India is relatively small and that its policies ensure security and quality for users.

This debate underscores a broader global tension between app developers and platform owners, as regulators increasingly scrutinize digital marketplace practices. In India’s booming app economy, even small changes in fee structures can have a major impact on how tech companies grow, monetize, and reach users.
PPC Landppcland
2025-08-17

Match Group settles FTC charges for $14 million over deceptive dating practices: Match Group agrees to $14 million settlement resolving FTC charges of deceptive advertising and billing practices on Match.com platform. ppc.land/match-group-settles-f

2025-06-13

I was informally (mis)diagnosed as "probably psychopathic" by my supervisor when I did my Social Psychology postgraduate at the University of Leicester psychiatric teaching hospital back in 1989. Now I realise that I was really diagnosed with adult autism by a psychologist who didn't have the tools to differentiate.

It's interesting because it started me on my path to computerising the psychiatric investigation part of the DSM (well, initially Hare PCL) evaluation for my Master's degree. The psychometric question-and-answer model and demo I came up with had me firmly psychopathic in PCL's diagnostic terms, whereas these days it would be easily diagnosed as autism.

I went on to expand the idea from psychometrics, to behaviour analysis in virtual worlds, which I figured would be a better capture than psychometric questions - Would the person co-operate to attain a goal, would they show altruism, would they be quick to anger - There's a lot you can measure in the virtual world as we know very well now, but didn't in 1991. Sadly, the lack of modern technology and the need to feed myself brought this PhD to an end without a write-up - But it's no wonder I ended up working for OkCupid, I guess :D

The sad thing about that is that although it didn't impact my life at all, other than having an interesting topic to discuss at parties, the PCL is used as a tool by US prisons in their parole calculations. A PCL diagnosis is a heavy weighting against parole, even though Hare himself has said that isn't the way this should be used. I dread to think how many autistic people are stuck in prisons for evermore because of misdiagnosed psychopathy.

The psychopathy test puts a lot more emphasis on masking and social interactions than on kidnapping people and putting them in wells to skin them later, I feel.

I can't be bothered to write a blog post about this, so I will scream into the #Mastodon #Void instead - Except now I have to think of some other #Hashtags which is always the hard part, I get carried away, autism you see!

#Medicine #Psychology #Psychiatry #MentalHealth #Education #Diagnosis #Psychopathy #HarePCL #DSM #Psychometrics #Statistics #Autism #ADHD #RetroComputing #Gaming #Online #Worlds #MUD #Leicester #UniversityofLeicester #Prison #Parole #HannibalLecter #SilenceoftheLambs #OkCupid #Tinder #Hinge #MatchGroup #Algorithms #BigData

A restrained, and physically, and I guess socially, masked black and white image of Hannibal Lecter.
Newsrampnewsramp
2025-05-29

Match Group beats EPS expectations, shows strategic resilience with 18% earnings performance and strong Zacks Rank amid market challenges. Diverse dating platforms drive potential growth.

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2025-05-22

From: TRT World @trtworld on #Twitter

Global dating giant Match Group quietly acquired the Muslim dating and marriage app Salams.

But Muslim users are angry over the silent takeover as Match's new CEO Spencer Rascoff is a staunch Zionist and a supporter of Israel's genocidal war crimes in Palestine's Gaza

#Match #MatchGroup #Online #Dating #Tinder #OkCupid #Hinge #POF #Meetic #Pairs #Salams #Zionism #Politics #USPol #Gaza #GazaGenocide #Islam #SocialMedia

Newsrampnewsramp
2025-05-07

Match Group faces proxy battle as Anson Funds challenges board composition. Technical indicators signal potential strategic shifts in online dating market. Stock maintains cautious investor outlook.

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2025-05-02

Sam Altman's Eye-Scanning #Orb Is Now Coming to the US

At a high-profile event in #SanFrancisco , World announced it is launching a series of Apple-like stores, as well as a partnership with dating giant #MatchGroup.

wired.com/story/sam-altman-orb

MusiqueNow :pride: ✡️ 🇵🇸 :anarchismhebrew:MusiqueNow@todon.eu
2025-02-14
Robert Riemann 🇪🇺rriemann@chaos.social
2025-02-09

Hi @Lorry,

Have you taken notice of this critical conference?

m.youtube.com/watch?v=9XJWtFht

I was somewhat involved and in the room back then.

#Tinder #MatchGroup #GDPR

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