Facebook's New 'Dating' Feature Could Crush Apps Like Tinder

At F8, Facebook's annual developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced a new dating service, simply called "Dating," that will exist right within the social network's own app. It will allow Facebook users to create separate profiles from their main Facebook accounts to pursue romantic connections. The two profiles won't interact, meaning your Facebook friends won't be able to see what your Dating profile says. And it should make dating app incumbents like Tinder and Bumble anxious. To help keep the two versions of your Facebook self separate, your Dating profile will only use your first name, and your existing Facebook friends won't appear as potential matches. Dating will also have a dedicated inbox that, unlike Messenger, does not allow you to send photos or links.