2024-02-17 17:39:25
Published on February 17, 2024 at 6:39 p.m. / Modified on February 17, 2024 at 6:52 p.m.
Valentine’s Day was this Wednesday. The celebration of love, Ethiopian roses… and settling scores. In San Francisco on February 14, six users joined forces to file a federal complaint against the Match group, an American company that owns the well-known dating applications Tinder, Hinge and Meetic.
In question, features deemed addictive, based on “manipulation of dopamine” and which would have the objective of “transforming users into players, locked in a quest for psychological rewards that Match voluntarily makes elusive.” The key is juicy subscriptions that are constantly renewed, hearts becoming simple commodities sacrificed on the altar of profit.
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