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Love in the Time of Algorithms

By Jordan Valinsky 5/09 5:06pm

Love in the Time of Algorithms

Stupid.

Here’s a Cool Way to See Which of Your Friends Uses ‘Bang With Friends’

It’s really just not a good day for those of us with sexual urges. However, it’s a great day for doxxing. First there was the life-altering news about photos on Snapchat never being fully dissolved, and now all of your friends can see that you are using Bang With Friends and also are a pervert.

The Daily Dot writes about the hypocrisy of the hack since the app labels itself as “completely private.” First log into Facebook, then click on this link, and that’s it. Nobody from our results was too unexpected since it was just a mish-mosh of our experimental writer friends (for journalism) and horny bros, but it’s still amusing. Read More

By Jessica Roy 4/26 1:41pm

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Must Love Conspiracy Theories: Meet Your ‘Freedom-Loving’ Match on Alex Jones’ Dating Site

If you’re growing tired of the increasingly rational bent of dating sites like OKCupid and Match.com–it’s like these people don’t even care about the New World Order–might we suggest an alternative? If you’re looking for someone who thinks 9/11 truther conspiracies are the best pillow talk, you may want to join Dating Freedom Lovers, the online dating hub from scary person Alex Jones’ Infowars empire. Read More

By Jordan Valinsky 4/16 9:51am

Love in the Time of Algorithms

How it looks. (Photo: OKCupid)

Modern Love: OKCupid Officially Accepts Bitcoin Payments

Good news, singletons: you can now spend your Bitcoins to help you get laid. OKCupid has begun accepting the popular decentralized digital currency as a form of payment. Payments will be accepted via Bitcoin wallet website Coinbase, according to an announcement on its blog.

Betabeat first reported two weeks ago that the IAC-backed site was considering accepting Bitcoins after a Reddit user posted a screenshot from an alleged OKCupid representative claiming that the company was looking to expand its payment options.  Read More

By Nitasha Tiku 3/13 7:00pm

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Sex By Southwest: We Hung Out with Bangs With Friends

“I got my first match!” one of the cofounders of Bang With Friends told Betabeat earlier this week as we scarfed down free grilled cheese on the curb outside the Austin Convention Center. Around us, hordes of lanyard-wearing South by Southwest attendees swarmed by, eyes firmly fixed on their smartphones.

Unfortunately, the match–facilitated on the since-banned Bangs with SXSW specialty site–wasn’t a lust connection. “It happened at 3 or 4 am, so I was already too far gone at that point.” Read More

By Jessica Roy 2/11 2:36pm

Love in the Time of Algorithms

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If You Want to Win Your Girlfriend Back, Don’t Write Her an App Named ‘Shipoopi’

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, which means heartbroken people everywhere are hanging black trashbags on their windows in an attempt to mute the light, drinking screw-cap wine and binge watching The Notebook as a form of self-torture. But if you have a special someone that you’re aching to win back in time to celebrate this romantic holiday, might we suggest chocolate or a heartfelt letter as opposed to a horrifyingly web 2.0 alternative that only Fake Jeff Jarvis would approve of? Read More