What can a TV show teach us about reality? Despite some predictable pairings and sentimental soliloquies, “The Boyfriend” offers one of the most prominent spaces in Japan for mainstream queer representation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026/02/06/tv-streaming/the-boyfriend-reality-tv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #tvstreaming #netflix #lgbtq #dating #relationships #streaming #japanesetv
Police have arrested a 27-year-old male host on suspicion of violating the amusement business law by using a dating app to solicit female customers to a host club in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/japan/crime-legal/kabukicho-host-arrest-dating-app/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #dating #apps #hostbars #shinjuku #kabukicho
André Menrath
and 3 others
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Ich brauche eure Hilfe: Für eine Recherche über Algorithmen von Dating-Apps suche ich Kontakt zu Entwickler:innen und anderen, die bei solchen Anbietern arbeiten/gearbeitet haben und bereit wären, mit mir zu sprechen. Gerne auch anonym. Fragestellung ua: Mit welchen Mechanismen werden User:innen auf der Plattform gehalten? Welche Ideen/Konstrukte von Partnerschaft/Matching stecken im Algorithmus? Bitte teilt das breit! Danke❤️
Anonyme und andere Kontaktmöglichkeiten: s. Bio.
#dating
Michał "rysiek" Woźniak · 🇺🇦
and 1 other
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The 2nd episode of Making the Familiar Strange podcast is now available with @FoxCahn, myself and Jess.
This is a frank conversation about the sorry state of #dating, #intimacy and #enshittification.
Available everywhere you get podcasts (RSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/95190f06-ba12-47ae-9267-4aaa656f4e93)
The 2nd episode of Making the Familiar Strange podcast is now available with @FoxCahn, myself and Jess.
This is a frank conversation about the sorry state of #dating, #intimacy and #enshittification.
Available everywhere you get podcasts (RSS - https://feeds.redcircle.com/95190f06-ba12-47ae-9267-4aaa656f4e93)
Fuzzy Leapfrog
and 9 others
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Please share
I need your help: For an investigation into dating app algorithms, I am looking to get in touch with developers and others who work/have worked for such providers and would be willing to talk to me. Anonymous responses are also welcome. Questions include: What mechanisms are used to keep users on the platform? What ideas/constructs of partnership/matching are embedded in the algorithm? Please share widely! Thank you❤️
Anonymous and other contact options: see bio.
#dating
Please share
I need your help: For an investigation into dating app algorithms, I am looking to get in touch with developers and others who work/have worked for such providers and would be willing to talk to me. Anonymous responses are also welcome. Questions include: What mechanisms are used to keep users on the platform? What ideas/constructs of partnership/matching are embedded in the algorithm? Please share widely! Thank you❤️
Anonymous and other contact options: see bio.
#dating