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Dating Apps Hook Users Through Dopamine Manipulation, Lawsuit Alleges

The class action lawsuit accuses a dating app company of designing its products to be addictive as opposed to facilitating meaningful relationships.
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Dating Apps Hook Users Through Dopamine Manipulation, Lawsuit Alleges
A user checks the dating app Tinder on a mobile phone in Islamabad, Pakistan, on Oct. 6, 2020. Aamir Qureshi/AFP via Getty Images
Matt McGregor
By Matt McGregor
2/20/2024Updated: 2/20/2024
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Swiping left and right to conveniently find a romantic connection on one’s phone may be more about addiction than a quest for love, a recent lawsuit alleges.

A law firm representing six plaintiffs has filed a class action complaint against Match Group Inc.—the parent company of popular dating apps such as Tinder, Hinge, and The League—alleging that the company was negligent by failing to disclose that the apps are, and were designed to be, powerfully addictive.

Matt McGregor
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Matt McGregor is an Epoch Times reporter who covers general U.S. news and features. Send him your story ideas: [email protected]
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