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Safety concerns of online dating platforms

Millions of people use online dating apps to find love connections. One company, Match Group, owns some of the most popular (free) apps, including Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and Plenty of Fish.

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KCRW placeholderBy Rico Gagliano • Jan 3, 2020 • 1 min read

Millions of people use online dating apps to find love connections. One company, Match Group, owns some of the most popular (free) apps, including Tinder, OkCupid, Hinge, and Plenty of Fish. One investigation finds that people who use those apps are more likely to be paired with sexual predators than those who use Match's paid site.

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    Rico Gagliano

    host of “MUBI Podcast”

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    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    Line Editor, Press Play

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    Associate producer

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    Columbia Journalism Investigations Reporter

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