Dating

Muslim Dating App ‘Salams’ faces boycott calls over owner’s pro-Israel stance

With over seven million Muslims worldwide seeking a husband or wife, the dating app “Salams” aims to help form families based on Islamic principles, by facilitating introductions between users based on information they provide about themselves. However, Spencer Rascoff, the CEO of the company “Match Group” which recently acquired the app, has sparked outrage on …

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Egypt Independent April 4, 2025

Quit dating apps, Russia tells border region citizens over security fears

CNN — Russian authorities have urged people in the border regions to stop using dating apps and limit their use of social media to prevent Ukrainian forces from gathering intelligence as it presses on with its incursion into the Kursk region. Russia’s interior ministry issued the plea on Tuesday, telling residents of Bryansk, Kursk, and …

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Egypt Independent August 21, 2024

Japan’s births just fell to a new record low. Tokyo hopes a dating app can turn that around

Tokyo CNN — Japan’s fertility rate, which has seen a precipitous fall for many years, has reached another record low as the government ramps up efforts to encourage young people to get married and start families — even launching its own dating app. The nation of 123.9 million people only recorded 727,277 births last year, according to …

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Egypt Independent June 8, 2024