Are dating apps like Tinder changing the sexual behavior of young people for the worse? Is the millennial generation adequately prepared to form long-lasting, intimate relationships?
Think of the North Koreans! Vanity Fair Article Provokes Awe-Inspiring Tinder Twitter Meltdown.
Tinder says it’s actually about ethics in journalism.
Nellie Bowles
Who cares? Look at this insane Twitter meltdown from the official Tinder account, prompted by a mildly critical Vanity Fair story from the magazine’s September issue.
Earlier this evening, Tinder’s official Twitter account called out Nancy Jo Sales for supposedly not practicing “fair journalism” in writing her story about millennials who use Tinder. Sales’s crime? Not talking with Tinder before running her story.
This sentiment quickly caught some flak on Twitter. In response, whoever was manning the Tinder account (Know who it was? Email me!) made the bad decision to escalate things by tweeting startup platitudes and claims that Tinder advances freedom in North Korea and China. Here are some choice selections:
It’s disappointing that @VanityFair thought that the tiny number of people you found for your article represent our entire global userbase
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Next time reach out to us first @nancyjosales… that’s what journalists typically do.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
It’s about meeting new people for all kinds of reasons. Travel, dating, relationships, friends and a shit ton of marriages.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Talk to our many users in China and North Korea who find a way to meet people on Tinder even though Facebook is banned.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
We love ALL of these #SwipedRight stories. Tinder is simply how people meet.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
You could have talked about how users build a Tinder profile that expresses who they are.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
But it’s not going to dissuade us from building something that is changing the world. #GenerationTinder
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
This article originally appeared on Recode.net.
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