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Online dating stories
AI in love lives: help for some, a deal-breaker for others
4 days ago
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AI is entering couples' counselling, with one in five partners keen for its help and nearly one in six ready to walk away over its use.
AI deepfakes erode trust and reshape UK dating apps
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data protection
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Deepfakes fuel mistrust on UK dating apps as users turn to AI companions, with scammers and identity fraud exploiting synthetic profiles.
AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study
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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
'Valentine' wording boosts email wins, study finds
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martech
Brands swapping 'Valentine's Day' for personal 'Valentine' subject lines see big email gains, as generic “love” talk and “shop” prompts drag.
AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception
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phishing
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email security
AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
Romance scam losses exceed £106m as Valentine's Day approaches
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physical security
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risk & compliance
UK romance scam losses top GBP £106m as organised fraudsters exploit Valentine's surge, with average victims losing more than GBP £11,000.
Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams
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physical security
Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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phishing
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email security
AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams
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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
UK daters embrace AI romance as scams & loneliness rise
Sat, 31st Jan 2026
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mdm
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ai ethics & governance
Lonely UK daters increasingly turn to AI companions even as romance scams surge, with rising losses and growing trust in chatbots over humans.
Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds
Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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ai
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ios
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facebook
iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
Tinder brings experimental AI dating game to UK iOS users
Thu, 17th Apr 2025
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ai
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social networking
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tinder
Tinder has launched The Game Game in the UK, an AI-powered chat experience letting users practise dating skills with GPT-4o on iOS devices.
Most adults unable to spot AI dating profiles in study
Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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ai
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online dating
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study
A study by Pour Moi reveals that many adults struggle to identify AI-generated dating profiles, with alarming rates of misrecognition across age groups.
Deepfakes & scams plague one-fifth of UK dating app users
Fri, 14th Feb 2025
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email security
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scams
A survey by Sumsub reveals that deepfakes pose a significant threat on UK dating apps, with 75% of users suspecting AI manipulation.
UK online daters face rising AI-generated scam threats
Thu, 6th Feb 2025
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email security
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cybersecurity
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scams
A new Norton survey reveals that over half of UK online daters encounter suspicious profiles weekly, amid rising scams linked to loneliness and AI misuse.
Identity fraud in Europe surges by 150%, deepfakes on the rise
Wed, 20th Nov 2024
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crypto
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blockchain
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email security
Identity fraud in Europe has surged by 150% year-on-year, with deepfake use escalating sharply and businesses reporting widespread challenges.
Aussies struggle to identify AI in love scams, McAfee study shows
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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ai
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mcafee
New research unveils that while 41% of men use AI for online dating, there's growing concern over authenticity, with 40% of Australians encountering fake profiles and 25% chatted with a potential partner who turned out to be a fraudster.
Norton's Genie: An AI tool to combat online dating scams
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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email security
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data privacy
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ai
Norton unveils Genie, an AI-based scam detection app, to counter increasingly sophisticated romance scams plaguing online dating realms.
Bumble launches AI tool Deception Detector to counter fake profiles
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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email security
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ai
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spam
Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.
Crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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firewalls
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network infrastructure
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network security
A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.