Online dating stories
AI in love lives: help for some, a deal-breaker for others
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AI is entering couples' counselling, with one in five partners keen for its help and nearly one in six ready to walk away over its use.
AI romance scams surge on UK dating apps, says study
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AI-driven romance scams are rife on UK dating apps, with one in five users meeting fake profiles and 11% losing money, new research warns.
'Valentine' wording boosts email wins, study finds
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Brands swapping 'Valentine's Day' for personal 'Valentine' subject lines see big email gains, as generic “love” talk and “shop” prompts drag.
Love at first byte: The infrastructure behind your Valentine's match
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From swipes to sparks, low-latency data centres, clouds and interconnection hubs quietly power your Valentine's match worldwide.
CBA warns young Aussies of fake job and dating scam losses
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Young Australians lose over AUD $2.2 million as fake flexible job offers surge, with scammers recruiting money mules via texts and social media.
McAfee warns Australians of AI-fuelled Valentine scams
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McAfee warns Australians AI-powered romance scams are surging ahead of Valentine's Day, with one in seven victims losing an average AUD $780.
AI-fuelled romance scams surge with deepfake deception
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AI-driven romance scams using deepfakes and chatbots surge, tricking Australians into long-term emotional manipulation and costly frauds.
Experts warn of rising Valentine's Day cyber scams
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Cyber experts warn Valentine's Day brings a surge in romance and shopping scams, urging users to be wary of links, apps and payment requests.
AI turns romance scams into industrial-scale fraud
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AI is turning romance scams into industrial-scale fraud, with deepfakes and chatbots driving billions in losses, Tenable warns.
AI supercharges industrial-scale online romance scams
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AI-powered fraud rings industrialise online romance scams, fuelling USD $5.7 billion in losses and ushering in a 'dark age' for victims.
Australians turn to AI for love as dating scams surge
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Australians are turning to AI for romance and emotional support as dating app scams soar, with social engineering behind most threats.
Series hits 1m iMessage posts as users shun public feeds
Tue, 23rd Dec 2025
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iMessage-based social app Series tops 1m posts and 10,000 daily users as young people drift from public feeds to private chats.
Most adults unable to spot AI dating profiles in study
Thu, 13th Mar 2025
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A study by Pour Moi reveals that many adults struggle to identify AI-generated dating profiles, with alarming rates of misrecognition across age groups.
Australians show interest in using AI for online dating
Fri, 26th Apr 2024
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Over 50% of Australian online daters show interest in using AI to enhance their dating experience and avoid scams, according to a Norton survey.
Aussies struggle to identify AI in love scams, McAfee study shows
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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New research unveils that while 41% of men use AI for online dating, there's growing concern over authenticity, with 40% of Australians encountering fake profiles and 25% chatted with a potential partner who turned out to be a fraudster.
Norton's Genie: An AI tool to combat online dating scams
Wed, 14th Feb 2024
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Norton unveils Genie, an AI-based scam detection app, to counter increasingly sophisticated romance scams plaguing online dating realms.
Bumble launches AI tool Deception Detector to counter fake profiles
Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.
Online dating scams have caught 25% of Kiwi adults
Fri, 17th Feb 2023
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The report performed by Norton investigated adults ages 18 and older about online dating, associated scams, and attitudes about online stalking.
Crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Fri, 18th Mar 2022
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A new international cryptocurrency trading scam called CryptoRom targets iPhone and Android users through popular dating apps.
Can artificial intelligence protect people from dating app scams?
Wed, 23rd Feb 2022
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A new survey has revealed how much of personal information app users would give to to artificial intelligence.