AI Will Save Dating Apps. Or Maybe Finally Kill Them
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I went on something like 50 dates with people that I found on online dating sites. This was between 2005 and 2007 (when I met my wife via Yahoo Personals.)
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I think the problem there is moderation. Who is going to do the work of blocking/banning 1000 creepy messages and dick pics per minute on an open platform?
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The issue is if those new singles enter the rough zone (full of people who have not had much success) they’re going to have a very bad experience. Probably the best experience is for then to pair off against other new singles and depart. Some will end up doing that but others will end up stuck in the mud like everyone else.
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Adding onto this, it was totally free and you could just endlessly scroll through profiles, read them, look at their answers to questions, etc. No need to say "yes" or "no" to each profile judt to see the next one. And if you answered all of the personality questions (there were hundreds if not thousands) you were invited to become a site mod, which I did.
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I don't really use dating sites but as far as I understand it wouldn't a personal block just solve the problem. I don't think you can message people unless they match with you right so if you unmatch with them they're essentially blocked and they can't contact you again on another account because you would have to match with them on that other account.
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I'm no expert and I've been out of the game for a while, but as I recall the platforms are all quite different. Maybe it's common now to only allow messages between matches.
But anyway, I was referring more to the trolls and harassers that need to be banned entirely, not just blocked/ignored by individuals. These people will put nasty inappropriate stuff as their profile pics in the first place, and create new accounts just to pester others.
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They didn't used to, at least many didn't, before Match Group bought them all. Many, such as OkCupid, used to be quite good.
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Disabled. Oooof. I know how hard a pack that is to carry.
