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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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    How California’s new privacy law affects you
    1. 0:00Australia's catastrophic fires: takeaways for California
    2. 9:51US-Iran tension rises after killing of top military leader
    3. 19:41Explainer: California’s new landmark data privacy law
    4. 28:17Safety concerns of online dating platformsYou’re reading this
    5. 37:02US takes on Japanese horror franchise ‘The Grudge’
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