News & Views It’s time to take love back from dating apps If 2025 was the year dating apps told us how to feel, then 2026 should be the year we stop listening, writes Dr Lisa Portolan.
News & Views ‘Sis, Are We Dating the Same Guy’: How defamation cases are bringing an end to women’s online dating groups Online groups like “Sis, Are We Dating the Same Guy” have abruptly paused following a defamation case, raising concerns about legal risks.
News & Views Will a voluntary code of practice make online dating safer? A new code to make online dating safer for everyone comes into effect today. What will it do to make the apps better for women?
News & Views Groundbreaking Tinder consent course launched to educate young Australians on safe dating Dating app Tinder has launched a groundbreaking consent course in Australia, aimed at enhancing the practice of consent among young users.
News & Views Young women are leaving dating apps and choosing to go #boysober. Here’s why For many women, the trauma of being on dating apps is not worth the potential of meeting a partner, writes Lisa Portolan.
Soapbox Feeling lonely? Whatever you do, don’t look to AI for a boyfriend There is no other way to describe dating in the modern world other than a shit show. Trust me, I know, writes Olivia Cleal.
Entrepreneurs Whitney Wolfe Herd steps down as Bumble CEO, handing over to Lidiane Jones Whitney Wolfe Herd is stepping down from her role as Bumble CEO after a decade at the helm of the women-centred dating app company.
News & Views Is the government’s ultimatum to dating apps enough to make them safer? A push from Government has given dating apps the opportunity to establish safety standards voluntarily and collaboratively.
News & Views How our conversations about digital consent need to evolve in the era of dating apps Lucille McCart, APAC Communications Director for Bumble, believes we are playing catch up when it comes to digial consent.
News & Views Dating apps don’t cause sexual violence. Our culture does Dating app companies can’t and shouldn’t be responsible for stopping sexual violence. That problem belongs to all of us.
News & Views How can we prevent widespread abuse on dating apps? A 2022 survey found 3 in 4 app users had experienced online abuse or harassment with dating apps. Prevention and policing is a balancing act.
News & Views ‘Unacceptable levels’: Government to hold roundtable on sexual violence on dating apps Sexual violence facilitated by dating apps has hit unacceptable levels, Communications Minister Michelle Rowland has said.
