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Ethical dating online
@ethicaldating.bsky.social
We are a network of academics, mostly philosophers, exploring the social impact of dating apps. Find us at ethicaldatingonline.com and Instagram.
Dating app researcher? Want to work at Leeds with us? Consider applying for a Marie Curie fellowship if you’re eligible 👇🏻
Centre for Love, Sex, and Relationships@clsrleeds.bsky.social · 3mo agoWe are encouraging expressions of interest for Marie Curie fellowships here at Leeds. Deadline for expressions of interest is 25th of May: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/philosophy/n...
Here are nine personal reflections from the discussion at @britishacademy.bsky.social’s Love in the Time of Tech public event.
Some news: @nmckeever3.bsky.social and me, with the support of @alex-fisher.bsky.social will be reviewing the ethical standards of the Online Dating and Discovery Association: the organisation which represents dating apps theodda.org/whats-happen...
The ODDA launches new standards review with the University of Leeds | Online Dating and Discovery Association
The ODDA is reviewing its member standards in partnership with the University of Leeds to ensure they remain relevant and up to date
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As part of #BPF2026, I'll be speaking online at @triphilosophy.bsky.social - 1pm, Tuesday 17 March. Following #IWD, come and find out how we can fight back against misogyny's growing use of various digital representations against women! #philsky #philosophymatters All are welcome! Zoom link below
The Royal Institute of Philosophy@triphilosophy.bsky.social · 5mo agoLiven up your lunch hour with TRIP Lunchtime Talks - coming soon! 🥪 🍎 🗓️ Starting on 17th March, we'll be hosting a new series of online lunchtime #philosophy talks. The first talk will be by @alex-fisher.bsky.social on the dangers of AI and social media. Watch this space for more info!
@lukebrunning.bsky.social was quoted in this article on modern dating in @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/how-to-mak...
How to make modern dating work for you
The structural reasons for the current 'relationship recession' are plentiful, but addressing the toxic dating culture starts with us
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People are using Chat-GPT to flirt on dating apps and I was asked about it for @lemonde.fr www.lemonde.fr/pixels/artic...
La drague assistée par ChatGPT, ou quand le flirt en ligne devient une charge, presque un travail
Des utilisateurs confient à ChatGPT la tâche de flirter à leur place, jouant l’efficacité plus que l’authenticité. Une pratique parfois encouragée par les applications de rencontre.
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‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I realised I’d been ChatGPT-ed into bed’: how ‘Chatfishing’ made finding love on dating apps even weirder
Where once people were duped by soft-focus photos and borrowed chat-up lines, now they have to watch out for computer-generated charm. But it’s one thing to use a witty phrase – another thing…
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This is becoming a worrying trend as relationship advice is now marketised and monetised by big tech. And difficult to foresee the longer term social impact of increased AI use in dating/relationships on how we trust, talk to, and relate to others. @clsrleeds.bsky.social @ethicaldating.bsky.social
Justin Hancock@justinhancock.bsky.social · 10mo ago*le sigh* www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Please just send people to BISH or Meg-John and Justin instead
For Sexual Health Week I wrote a blog for Brook encouraging more people think about online dating www.brook.org.uk/blog/dating-...
Dating in the Digital Sexual Sphere: How Apps Are Shaping Our Search for Intimacy - Brook
For Sexual Health Week 2025, we’re exploring the rise of dating apps and the role they now play in our intimate lives. In this blog, Dr Luke Brunning,
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I shared some thoughts about a new academic study of dating apps in the @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2492...
Couples who meet online may have lower relationship satisfaction
Meeting online may be the norm in today's dating scene, but connecting offline initially may lead to better relationship outcomes
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Do dating apps perpetuate sexual racism? @nmckeever3.bsky.social and @lukebrunning.bsky.social contribute to this Cosmopolitan article exploring the issue www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/love-sex/...
‘Are your dating apps encouraging sexual racism? I went up against the algorithm to find out’
When Serena Smith rejoined dating apps after a break-up, she got vanishingly few matches — that is, until she changed her race to ‘white’
cosmopolitan.com
Contracts signed! @nmckeever3.bsky.social Ruby Hornsby and @lukebrunning.bsky.social will be editing The Ethics of Online Dating for @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
@cdietzel.bsky.social a new member of our network, recently published an article exploring the harms experienced by members of the LGBTQ+ community on dating apps. theconversation.com/more-than-ju...
More than just a bad date: Navigating harms on LGBTQ+ dating apps
Queer and trans people can experience harm through dating apps. Here’s what they — and the apps themselves — can do to change that.
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One of our network @eirinimar.bsky.social will be talking about AI in dating messaging at the International Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Conference 👇🏻
Natasha and Luke have a new article out in @theconversation.com exploring use of AI on dating apps theconversation.com/ai-can-be-yo...
AI can be your wingman when online dating – but should you let it?
Apps and users might be hopeful that Gen-AI can make dating apps fun again.
theconversation.com
Featuring the letter from @ethicaldating.bsky.social www.ellecanada.com/life-and-lov...
Will AI Save Singles From Dating-App Burnout? | ELLE Canada Magazine | Beauty, Fashion and Lifestyle Trends & Celebrity News
Will introducing AI to the daring app equation keep singles engaged or make them question who’s really behind their screen?
ellecanada.com
Did an interview with the @wsj.com and two other experts on AI companionship. Not all of the conversation made it in of course, but overall it was a pretty good discussion! Betteridge’s Law applies.
Can You Really Have a Romantic Relationship With AI?
Yes, you can. And it can be good for you. But the danger is seeing it as a substitute for a human connection. Three experts weigh in.
wsj.com
Listen to @lukebrunning.bsky.social discussing dating apps, in-person alternatives, and AI 👇🏻on Radio New Zealand.
Luke Brunning@lukebrunning.bsky.social · last yr.I had a lovely time taking to Jim Mora of Radio New Zealand about the current state of dating apps. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
WOKE?! Come to our panel on Digital Futures of Diversity on 23 June at King's College London as part of @kings-dfi.bsky.social 'Living Well with Technology' series, with @birgitneunews.bsky.social , @lewisiwu.bsky.social, & @nessakeddo.bsky.social and Elisabeth Kelan. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...
Digital Futures of Diversity
How can we design and implement digital systems that genuinely enhance diversity rather than simply digitising existing inequalities?
kcl.ac.uk
Check out this blog post on AI and dating apps by our nework member Elle Yang elleismatic.com/archive/do-w...
Archive • Do we need AI in dating apps?
Elle Michelle Yang
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“Innovators will no longer be limited by these standards [and regulations].” Predictable but still heartbreaking. Buckle up folks, you’re on a ride with no brakes and no one behind the wheel who cares about your safety.
michael veale@michae.lv · last yr.US AI Safety Institute reformed into Center for AI Standards and Innovation. Mission: “represent US interests internationally to guard against burdensome & unnecessary regulation of US tech by foreign govs & ensure US dominance of int’l AI standards” www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...
A few new people have joined our network. You can find more about all members here: www.ethicaldatingonline.com/team
Team — ETHICAL DATING ONLINE
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Several us shared our thoughts on the possibility of being friends with AI bots in this fantastic article for @vox.com by @chengela.bsky.social www.vox.com/future-perfe...
The rise of chatbot “friends”
Wait, what is a friend anyway?
vox.com
Thank you to everyone who came to my #philfortnight2025 talk exploring some of the ethical dimensions of dating apps! The questions were interesting and challenging, and will help me develop my project further.
🙎➡️ 🤖 "Personal avatars" are "digital duplicates" of real people. How might they be useful? What are their risks? Paula Sweeney explains how philosophy can help us approach these questions #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025
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As part of British Philosophy Fortnight I’ll be talking about my project exploring the ethics of dating apps. #philosophymatters #philfortnight2025