Facebook Dating
digital dating product
Facebook Dating is an online dating service developed by Meta Platforms. There is currently no web version; it is only available from the Facebook mobile app on Android and iOS.
Features
Users can filter results based on location, number of children, religion, age, or height, and can match with other users within a 100 km (62.14 mi) range. There is also an option to look for users that are in or out of range temporarily, as well as a Lucky Match filter that extends the user's regular limits to broaden the search. Users who have matched with each other can start a voice chat. Auto messages will be sent to matching users to help break the ice.
Development
Facebook announced the product at their F8 developer conference in May 2018. The service was not fully announced at the conference, and attendees were told that more information would be coming soon. The feature was in internal beta testing within several months of the conference.
Facebook Dating launched in Colombia on September 20, 2018. Users contributed to establishing what the dating site would look like for future users, as it was still in the testing stages.
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