“Our brands are taking steps to limit access to their services and will complete their withdrawal from the Russian market by June 30, 2023“, Match Group reported on May 1, 2023. The decision was argued that the company feels obligated to “protect human rights” that are being violated by the Russians, including in the war in Ukraine that the country started. Match supports dating apps like , Hinge and PlentyOfFish. Earlier, other popular services such as Spotify and .
Tinder was used by Ukrainians to digitally spy on Russians
Tinder was also famous for its success on the front line during the war. Well – as the portal .com describes – in the days leading up to the invasion, Ukrainian women in the east of the country noticed that the profiles of Russian soldiers appeared in their application. Moreover, some of them posed in uniforms and held guns in the attached photos. In this way many soldiers were said to betray their strategic positions, which they revealed in photographs. they also used a digital espionage app. They interacted with Russian soldiers and, while “flirting”, tried to get information from them regarding the invasion as well as military plans. Later, the obtained information was passed on to the army.
Source: Gazeta
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