Online dating apps don't want you to find a partner, tech author says


A tap and a swipe is all that might separate you from the love of your life, Tinder would have us believe. — Marijan Murat/dpa

BERLIN: "Online dating is broken." It's a phrase increasingly heard among frustrated users of the likes of Tinder and Bumble. A German author on the social impact of tech believes he knows why.

"The biggest flaw of dating platforms lies in their business model," says Thomas Köhler, a non-fiction author specialising on the risks posed by software and technology.

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