Swipe Right for… My Therapist? Ethical Considerations for Therapists Using Dating Apps

Unhjem, Lexie; Hoss, Lara; Roberts, Briana; VanderTuin, Sydney

doi:10.1007/s10591-020-09561-7

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“…Grindr did until a few years ago (BBC, 2020 ), they are still likely to be presented with ethnically and racially biases recommendations – one that favor white people in particular – based on the collaborative filtering algorithms that many of these apps employ. Another concerns an article by Lexie Unhjem et al ( 2021 ), who explore ethical issues pertaining to the use of dating apps by mental health professionals, such as in-app encounters with clients. The remaining publications consist of a book chapter by (Klincewicz et al, 2022 ), which details a range of morally salient impacts of dating apps, and an article by myself (self-citation omitted), which defends legal restrictions on the sale of visibility boosts on dating apps.…”

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State-Run Dating Apps: Are They Morally Desirable?

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2024

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In a bid to boost fertility levels, Iran and Japan have recently launched their own dating apps, with more countries likely to follow. The aim of this article is to consider whether state-run dating apps are morally desirable, which is a question that has not received any scholarly attention. It finds that such apps have at least two benefits that collectively, if not individually, render their introduction to be welcomed provided certain conditions are met. These benefits are that they are better placed than commercial dating apps such as Tinder, Bumble, and Badoo to (i) help people find lasting love and to (ii) protect individuals from spending too much money and/or time on online dating. Several objections are discussed and shown to be unconvincing as arguments against state-run dating apps tout court, including the objection that for states to offer their own dating apps is unduly expensive; the objection that it gives them too much power; and the objection that they should invest in creating offline opportunities for meeting potential partners instead.

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