Tinder Is Trying To Prove They Aren’t Just For Hooking Up
In response to Vanity Fair’s recent article, “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse,’” Tinder posted numerous tweets defending their app’s mission.
–@VanityFair Little known fact: sex was invented in 2012 when Tinder was launched.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Tinder feels strongly about claims the article made. They even tweeted at the author.
Hey @nancyjosales — that survey is incorrect. If you’re interested in having a factual conversation, we’re here. https://t.co/SLWlTLvJuf
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Tinder even backed up their tweets with research and evidence.
–@VanityFair & @nancyjosales — we have lots of data. We surveyed 265,000 of our users. But it doesn’t seem like you’re interested in facts.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
And they are clearly unafraid to call out the author for misleading information.
Our actual data says that 1.7% of Tinder users are married — not 30% as the preposterous GlobalWebIndex article indicated.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
You’re probably starting to feel bad for Nancy…
Next time reach out to us first @nancyjosales… that’s what journalists typically do.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
But Tinder is very disappointed…
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
Tinder is about ‘experiences.’
Tinder creates experiences. We create connections that otherwise never would have been made. 8 billion of them to date, in fact.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
They don’t deny that, yes, some users hookup, but people use the app for various reasons.
Tinder users are on Tinder to meet people for all kinds of reasons. Sure, some of them — men and women — want to hook up.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
And Tinder is certain that hookups existed before their app was created.
Just like in real life. And in the many years that existed before Tinder.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
People are looking for meaningful connections.
Our data tells us that the vast majority of Tinder users are looking for meaningful connections.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Tinder is also multi-cultural.
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
People even make friends on Tinder!
Or talk to people that have made some of their best friends on Tinder.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
Tinder is about togetherness, not just hooking up. 
So we are going to keep focusing on bringing people together. That’s why we’re here. That is why all of us at Tinder work so hard.
— Tinder (@Tinder) August 11, 2015
