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Dating apps are probably one of the best examples of conflict of interest: Your purpose is to help people stop using your service! When money comes into play,

Dating apps are probably one of the best examples of conflict of interest: Your purpose is to help people stop using your service! When money comes into play, you obviously don't want your users to leave. Honestly, at this point, who is to say that the good matches are not paid employees acting as real users, or that "ghosting" (ending matches or blocking messages) isn't forced by the service, to induce an addiction? Clearly they can get away with scummy tactics, so why not milk all the money they can?

est31 6y ago
> Dating apps are probably one of the best examples of conflict of interest: Your purpose is to help people stop using your service! Most companies that offer some product are in this dilemma. You want to satisfy your customer's demands but not too much so that they come again. You could sell them a laundromat or fridge that lasts 40 years, but you rather sell them one that lasts 10 and welcome them back in your shop much sooner. Planned obsolescence basically.
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Cthulhu_ 6y ago
Plenty of dating sites have been proven to have fake profiles, or being rife with bots trying to sell premium chat- or cam services and scams. Example from a quick search: https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/ftc-sues-owner-online-dating-service-matchcom-using-fake-love https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2019/09/ftc-s...