OkCupid controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2019
Privacy concerns involving sensitive dating data
Privacy investigations into dating applications identified risks related to the collection and sharing of sensitive information, including identity, sexuality, preferences, and communications. OkCupid was included in this broader scrutiny of dating-platform data practices.
2014
User experimentation and informed-consent controversy
Reports and public comments about OkCupid experiments that manipulated or evaluated aspects of matching and user interaction led to criticism over whether dating-service members had meaningfully consented to being research subjects.