But according to author and journalist Nancy Jo Sales , you should. Says Sales, popular dating apps have a huge influence on the way we operate, mostly because of their addictive nature β she calls the industry Big Dating.
Her new book, Nothing Personal : My Secret Life in the Dating App Inferno , explores the dangers of online dating apps as they become more normalized as a part of our lives. And yet, with an estimated 40 million U. We spoke to Sales about the power behind the business of dating and what users need to know about how they work. Well, Big Dating is the collection of companies that have platforms where they introduce people for dates β everything from Hinge to Tinder.
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They want you to keep scrolling. Dating apps are an ad-tech industry, which means that they sell your data. They were really cagey about that for a long time but they absolutely are sharing your data, which was made public in OkCupid, for example, has questions about which positions you like.
But some people have success on the apps, right? I met my husband on Hinge. What do you say to people who push back with that argument? Pew Research Center has data that says 12 percent of Americans overall, which is low, and that 39 percent of regular dating app users have found marriage or committed relationships.
But yes, the numbers of women on these apps who get dick pics, and get harassed, or get negged β or asked for nudes β is staggering.
