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Millennial couple conflicted over ai chatbot in cozy living room

AI in love lives: help for some, a deal-breaker for others

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AI is entering couples' counselling, with one in five partners keen for its help and nearly one in six ready to walk away over its use.
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AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study

Sat, 14th Feb 2026
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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
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'Valentine' wording boosts email wins, study finds

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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Brands swapping 'Valentine's Day' for personal 'Valentine' subject lines see big email gains, as generic “love” talk and “shop” prompts drag.
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AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception

Fri, 13th Feb 2026
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AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
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Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams

Thu, 12th Feb 2026
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Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
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AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
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AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams

Wed, 11th Feb 2026
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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
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Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds

Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
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World App adds encrypted chat & human ID in Malaysia

Thu, 18th Dec 2025
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World rolls out an updated World App in Malaysia, merging encrypted chat with proof-of-humanness checks to tackle bots and deepfakes online.
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Pairs dating app enters South Korea with AI match feature

Tue, 22nd Apr 2025
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Pairs dating app launches in South Korea with AI-driven matching, aiming to connect singles seeking serious, value-based relationships and marriage.
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Most adults unable to spot AI dating profiles in study

Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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A study by Pour Moi reveals that many adults struggle to identify AI-generated dating profiles, with alarming rates of misrecognition across age groups.
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Norton's Genie: An AI tool to combat online dating scams

Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Norton unveils Genie, an AI-based scam detection app, to counter increasingly sophisticated romance scams plaguing online dating realms.
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Bumble launches AI tool Deception Detector to counter fake profiles

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.
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Online dating scams have caught 25% of Kiwi adults

Fri, 17th Feb 2023
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The report performed by Norton investigated adults ages 18 and older about online dating, associated scams, and attitudes about online stalking.
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Crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android

Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.
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Can artificial intelligence protect people from dating app scams?

Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
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A new survey has revealed how much of personal information app users would give to to artificial intelligence.
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Online dating users doxed as personal data exposed

Mon, 26th Jul 2021
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1 in 6 online daters have fallen victim to doxing, a new study finds. Personal data exposure on dating platforms remains a concern for users.
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Threats of stalking and doxing still loom on dating apps

Thu, 1st Jul 2021
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While dating apps have become safer, they still pose significant risk to users, leaving them vulnerable to threats including cyberstalking and doxing.
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Looking for love? Facebook gets in on the dating game

Mon, 9th Sep 2019
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Facebook launches its Dating feature in 20 countries, aiming to rival Tinder by fostering meaningful relationships through shared interests.
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Tinder unveils 'lite' version of its dating app

Wed, 17th Jul 2019
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Tinder launches Tinder Lite in South East Asia, enhancing app performance in emerging markets by reducing data use and boosting connectivity.