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The Hidden Hand Behind Your Swipes
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Length:
41 minutes
Released:
Jan 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Tinder, Hinge, OkCupid, The League. If you’ve ever wondered why using these different dating apps feels similar, it may be because they’re all owned by Match Group, the company that helped start online dating in the 90s, and now owns two-thirds of the dating app market. Today, Match is a dating app conglomerate with millions of users and over 45 brands around the world. That’s billions of dollars worth of swipes and subscriptions. But does paying for what Match Group calls “superpowers” — things like Hinge’s ‘roses’ and Tinder’s ‘super likes’ — get users any closer to connecting with real-life people?
Hosted by Sangeeta Singh Kurtz (@sangeetaskurtz) and Lakshmi Rengarajan (@Shmi_So_Far)
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Hosted by Sangeeta Singh Kurtz (@sangeetaskurtz) and Lakshmi Rengarajan (@Shmi_So_Far)
Subscribe for free. Be the first to hear next week's episode by hitting the plus sign in your favorite podcast app
Follow @TheCut and @verge on Twitter
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Released:
Jan 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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