Contracts signed! @nmckeever3.bsky.social Ruby Hornsby and @lukebrunning.bsky.social will be editing The Ethics of Online Dating for @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

Help researchers better understand young people’s attitudes towards dating: www.surveymonkey.com/r/VFD7SQZ

Our open letter about AI and dating apps discussed in newsprint in The Observer.

Last night Natasha and Luke spoke at the Leeds Salon.

They made the case for the ethical downsides of much online dating before exploring routes to positive change.

@nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social were on BBC Morning Live today discussing the aggressive financial models of the big dating apps. Watch from 10.10am.

Anastasiia Babash has written an article for Ukrainian publication Zaborona exploring the risks posed by AI integration into dating apps.
zaborona.com/en/trusting-...

We’re on your newsstand in the latest edition of Cosmopolitan magazine!

Our gorgeous copy of Gooseberry magazine arrived! Inside you’ll find an article about the ethics of ghosting on dating apps featuring words from Pilar Lopez-Cantero, Natasha McKeever and Luke Brunning, and references to the work of network members Thi Nguyen and Karim Nader.

In September we held a workshop to explore ethical issues surrounding dating apps. We heard from philosophers, a representative from Feeld, a representative from the relationship charity Brook, and from Ruby Rare. You can learn more about the workshop here: www.ethicaldatingonline.com/2024-workshop

Over the last year we’ve had some fascinating conversations with journalists interested in the social impact of dating apps. Here is a collection of their work: www.ethicaldatingonline.com/in-the-media

Millions of people use dating apps, but few people love them. From hassle to harassment, ghosting to gamification, to being breadcrumbed or left on the back burner, there are many reasons to want to delete.