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from what my friends who work for dating sites tell me, they basically are flickr for nude photos. So we can't trust Facebook with our data but they want to st

from what my friends who work for dating sites tell me, they basically are flickr for nude photos. So we can't trust Facebook with our data but they want to store our nude photos. That's some professional level doubling down for you:) On a serious note, RIP Match.com/IAC. They are getting blown up in the past 30 minutes. Facebook should treat carefully, when you can just walk in and start owning an entire category, that starts to get government attention for no other reason that the failed companies complain....loudly. I don't think FB wants more government attention at this point. I always assumed that someone like Linked In, or even, Bloomberg would start a dating app.

unclebucknasty 9y ago
>that starts to get government attention I appreciate your optimism.
mynameisvlad 9y ago
> I always assumed that someone like Linked In, or even, Bloomberg would start a dating app. Why? I can tangentially see LinkedIn, but both LI and Bloomberg are very much professionally-oriented; a dating app would just lower their value in the eyes of professionals.
ovao 9y ago
> So we can't trust Facebook with our data but they want to store our nude photos. Unless they can monetize on your nude photos, Facebook doesn't want to store them.
- dsfyu404ed 9y ago
  FB can lobby for strict revenge porn laws that punish platforms and then sell (limited) API access to the porn platforms so they can flag images they get as possible revenge porn.
CGamesPlay 9y ago
> they basically are flickr for nude photos. I have never encountered a nude photo (or sent one) on any of the dating apps I've used (Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel, League).
travisby 9y ago
FWIW, the announcement said "text-only messages for <> concerns". <> was abuse or something similar.
always_good 9y ago
I haven't used a single dating app that could be classified as "flickr for nudes" so I'm not sure what they're referring to. Even some escort sites couldn't be classified like that. Facebook is a good vessel for a dating app because (A) Facebook profiles are probably the most annoying profile to fake and (B) the content you have on Facebook has some authenticity because your other friends generally see it as well. For example, last I used Tinder, it forced you to use pictures you've used as Facebook profile pictures and showed your mutual friends in common. If you limited your matches to people with at least one mutual friend, you probably wouldn't get any bots.

unclebucknasty 9y ago

>that starts to get government attention I appreciate your optimism.

mynameisvlad 9y ago

> I always assumed that someone like Linked In, or even, Bloomberg would start a dating app. Why? I can tangentially see LinkedIn, but both LI and Bloomberg are very much professionally-oriented; a dating app would just lower their value in the eyes of professionals.

ovao 9y ago

> So we can't trust Facebook with our data but they want to store our nude photos. Unless they can monetize on your nude photos, Facebook doesn't want to store them.

dsfyu404ed 9y ago
FB can lobby for strict revenge porn laws that punish platforms and then sell (limited) API access to the porn platforms so they can flag images they get as possible revenge porn.

CGamesPlay 9y ago

> they basically are flickr for nude photos. I have never encountered a nude photo (or sent one) on any of the dating apps I've used (Bumble, Coffee Meets Bagel, League).

travisby 9y ago

FWIW, the announcement said "text-only messages for <> concerns". <> was abuse or something similar.

always_good 9y ago

I haven't used a single dating app that could be classified as "flickr for nudes" so I'm not sure what they're referring to. Even some escort sites couldn't be classified like that. Facebook is a good vessel for a dating app because (A) Facebook profiles are probably the most annoying profile to fake and (B) the content you have on Facebook has some authenticity because your other friends generally see it as well. For example, last I used Tinder, it forced you to use pictures you've used as Facebook profile pictures and showed your mutual friends in common. If you limited your matches to people with at least one mutual friend, you probably wouldn't get any bots.