> That's not a good strategy either if users notice you're doing it, because they just won't use the app. Users can be informed about all kinds of user-hostile

> That's not a good strategy either if users notice you're doing it, because they just won't use the app. Users can be informed about all kinds of user-hostile behavior by dating sites/apps and still use them. Turns out companies don't go out of business because of screwing over their customers. Companies have been caught knowingly poisoning their customers and still they've stayed in business and are profitable. Companies often put on a good show in their twitter feed but they don't actually fear customer backlash. If doing something evil is going to make a company money they will do it. We'll bitch about it on social media until we get distracted by something else, but we'll continue to accept their abuses over and over again. We'll even keep paying the company that did it to us. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/08/25/ashley-madison-faked-female-profiles-to-lure-men-in-hacked-data-suggest/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/08... https://money.com/match-com-is-being-sued-for-using-fake-profiles-to-boost-paid-subscriptions/ https://money.com/match-com-is-being-sued-for-using-fake-pro... https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/21/denver-dating-co-lawsuit/ https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/21/denver-dating-co-lawsu... https://theblogofdimi.com/meet-guy-behind-dating-sites-fake-profiles/ https://theblogofdimi.com/meet-guy-behind-dating-sites-fake-... https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/scammers-and-spammers-inside-online-datings-sex-bot-con-job-189657/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/scammers-a... https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dating-apps-bots-and-fake-profiles-online-cbsn-documentary/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dating-apps-bots-and-fake-profi... https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/11/10/ashley_madison_infidelity_site_sued_by_woman_hired_to_write_up_fake_female_profiles.html https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2013/11/10/ashley_madiso...