Facebook connects billions of people across the world. The social media giant begins rolling out its new dating service—Facebook Dating—Thursday in the United States after launching last year in 19 countries, including Argentina, Canada, Chile, Mexico, Peru, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Facebook announced the new dating service at its F8 developer conference and says the service will recommend potential matches based on Facebook activity to users who opt in and choose to create a dating profile. The service relies on dating preferences, mutual friends, groups and events attended on Facebook to pair potential matches. Facebook enters the fray with the unique advantage of being able to tap into its estimated million U. A Pew Research study found that seven in ten U.
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Facebook Dating makes it easier to find love through what you like — helping you start meaningful relationships through things you have in common, like interests, events and groups. It takes the work out of creating a dating profile and gives you a more authentic look at who someone is. Finding a romantic partner is deeply personal, which is why we built Dating to be safe, inclusive and opt-in. Safety, security and privacy are at the forefront of this product. We worked with experts in these areas to build protections into Facebook Dating from the start, including the ability to report and block anyone; prohibiting people from sending photos, links, payments or videos in messages; and by providing easy access to safety tips. These features and others give you more control and peace of mind. You will be suggested to others who have also opted in.
Want to know how to score a date using this new service? Though your Dating profile is separate, the Dating section grabs some of your information from your other profile. First, go to the Facebook app, tap on the menu icon in the upper right side of the screen and tap on Dating. Click on Get Started and follow the on-screen directions for setting up a profile.
Now Facebook users in the United States can officially use the social network as a dating service—complete with specialized profiles, a matchmaking algorithm, and more. Facebook Dating , which began rolling out in other countries last year and launches in the US today, gives users ages 18 and up access to a suite of features designed to help them find a meaningful relationship. Plenty of them will be familiar to anyone with experience on other dating apps , but a few options take unique advantage of Facebook's biggest asset—its extensive cache of data on you and all your friends. Facebook Dating lives within the existing Facebook app, but to use it you need to set up a separate profile. The only information carried over is your name and age.