Monster Match, a game funded by Mozilla, shows how dating app algorithms reinforce bias—and serve the company more than the user.

For example, the more selective a user is, the more the algorithm might match that user to other selective users. Dating algorithms rank and cluster people, keeping the lower-ranked profiles ...

A new dating app game for monsters lets users examine the bias at work behind the scenes in dating app algorithms.

"For years, the online dating industry has ignored actual relationship science in favor of unsubstantiated claims and buzzwords, like 'matching algorithms,' that merely sound scientific," Finkel said.

Algorithms and First Date Success In a new study, I was interested in exploring how people’s perceptions of matching algorithms shape the development of their online dating relationships over time.

With so many people using online dating sites and app, can algorithms really determine whether the next person will be 'the one'?

In a new study, I was interested in exploring how people’s perceptions of matching algorithms shape the development of their online dating relationships over time.

Every day, millions of single adults, worldwide, visit an online dating site. Many are lucky, finding life-long love or at least some exciting escapades. Others are not so lucky. The ...

Tinder released an updated version of its matching algorithm today, a “big change” that CEO Sean Rad has been hyping for the past week. In a blog post, Tinder offered few details on the new ...

Online dating has some benefits, but accurate matching apparently isn't one of them. A team of researchers led by Eli Finkel of Northwestern University has concluded that despite claims that ...