ABSTRACT
This chapter provides background into the media issues, which were circulating at the time of research in relation to dating apps, to contextualise the user experience. Key media issues included: a moral panic in relation to dating apps and at the same time the meteoric rise of dating app use during COVID-19. It also explores the background, company history and information architecture of Bumble and Tinder, the two apps used as part of this research, to provide the reader with an understanding of app restrictions and allowances.
