Dating app maker Match Group backs US bill seen as privacy threat

Match Group, which has a line of dating apps including Tinder, Match.com, OkCupid and Hinge, publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse. — AFP

SAN FRANCISCO: Match Group, the parent company of dating apps such as Tinder, on March 10 publicly endorsed a US bill others in the tech industry fear will erode online privacy and speech in the name of fighting child abuse.

US senators unveiled the bipartisan measure last week, aiming to curb images of child sex abuse by forcing tech platforms to cooperate with law enforcement on encryption or risk losing the legal immunity for what is posted on their websites.