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Tricia Crimmins is a former Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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greg tinder profile arrest

‘I’m literally shaking’: White man’s Tinder profile picture shows him arresting Black man

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woman has zoom date with bumble match, was arrested for battery by strangulation

Woman had Facetime date with Bumble match—2 years later, she discovers he was arrested for strangulation and is back on the app

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expand ‘relationship status’ feature facebook

‘Non-monogamous relationships have been marginalized for too long’: Polyamory org asks Facebook to expand ‘relationship status’ feature

Woman greenscreen tiktok over Hinge messages captions "I'll do my best to change your mind about men""Hmmm what are your tactics ? I'd like a summary in APA format" "How many pages and do I need references" "At least 3 solid refrences" "and..." (l) Hinge app open in pocket of jeans (c) Woman greenscreen tiktok hand over mouth over screenshot of email caption "Overdue assignment thanks for the extension here's the work (word document attatched)" (r)

hinge 2 page report

‘Overdue ASSignment’: Hinge match writes 2-page essay with references to convince woman to go on a date

Woman greenscreen tiktok over quotes caption "TikTok's impact on dating culture" (l) woman holding phone with tiktok app on screen red lights behind (c) woman greenscreen tiktok over quotes caption "TikTok's impact on dating culture" quotes "The way to win me over is "Don't worry, I'll take care of it" "I made us reservations for tomorrow night, be ready at 7" "Let me get the door for you"" (r)

tiktok impact on dating culture

‘We’ve all just decided to raise ourselves to a higher standard’: Woman says this quote in Hinge profiles is changing dating culture

caught recording

‘He’s going to do this again’: Woman says she caught date recording her at his house without consent

Rachel Kiley is a writer who sometimes writes things and sometimes is based in L.A., but is definitely always on Twitter @rachelkiley.

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Rachel Kiley

man tiktok greenscreen smirking over text messages caption "She didn't reply back to that?" "Trying to get one of those abortions before they become illegal right?" "you're so blank pathetic you piece of blank why would you say something like that" "I'll do better" (l) Wooden person shape with smaller person shape falling out onto table on blue background (insinuating losing a baby)

abortion text

‘U have no idea how this will impact women but yea super funny!’: Man shares his abortion-themed pick-up line he uses on Tinder matches, sparking debate

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roe vs wade pickup

‘They think what’s happening to us is funny’: Man on Hinge says he wants to use Roe v. Wade while he ‘still can’

Moises Mendez II is a recent graduate from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY. He is a freelance journalist based in New York City writing about everything from music to LGBTQ issues.

Moises Mendez II

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worst first date

‘Girl you left traumatized AND hungry’: Woman says date put his ‘wiener on a plate’ after inviting her over for dinner

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

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Unclick

‘Girl you just made him fall in love with you some more’: TikToker’s attempt to scare away man who keeps sliding into her DMs backfires

Cecilia Lenzen is a former freelance writer for the Daily Dot.

Cecilia Lenzen

Woman greenscreen over text messages holding microphone (l) text messages "haha whats a fboy do you anyways ... In short, a fboy is a man who will say whatever he needs to in order to f, then splits when he has gotten what he wants and is no longer able or willing to keep up the act... I see I see... Does that description hit close to home in anyway, blank? Speak now if so, I'm giving you an out... haha I wouldnt say it does... well I guess I'll be the judge of that" (c) Woman greenscreen over text messages holding microphone (r)

f boy

‘F*ckboys can be found in every corner of society’: TikToker shares her definition of a ‘f*ckboy,’ sparking debate

red flags tiktok

‘It was so nice of him to show you his red flags so soon!’: Man tries to dictate what woman wears to first date

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date at target

‘Green flag’: Man takes woman he met on Hinge to Target for first date, sparking debate

verified jackass

‘Def would have u over to play tho’: Man tells Tinder match she’s ‘not hot enough’ to take on a date

Kathleen is a Honolulu-based freelance writer, editor and communications strategist who has been published by the New York Times, Vice, Huffington Post, Hana Hou!, and more. She&#8217;s worked in the communication departments at the Honolulu Museum of Art, ACLU of Hawaii and Hawaii Community Foundation. When she&#8217;s not writing, she can be found in the ocean, walking her rescue poi dog or oil painting.

Kathleen Wong

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no questions

‘If you don’t have time to talk, why are you on this app?’: Woman slams Hinge match who only talked about himself in viral TikTok

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