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Mobile dating applications like Tinder and Bumble transform how people are meeting, interacting and forming relationships online. Femke Konings talks about the opportunities and challenges these apps pose for young adults’ well-being. We also discuss the impact of ‘ghosting’, and how swiping through pictures makes young adults sometimes forget they are interacting with real people.
This episode was recorded on 16 March 2023.
By KU Leuven Digital Society InstituteMobile dating applications like Tinder and Bumble transform how people are meeting, interacting and forming relationships online. Femke Konings talks about the opportunities and challenges these apps pose for young adults’ well-being. We also discuss the impact of ‘ghosting’, and how swiping through pictures makes young adults sometimes forget they are interacting with real people.
This episode was recorded on 16 March 2023.