For the past decades, the mobile phone has been an important part of children's and
adolescents' lives. In many locations around the world, the vast preponderance of teens and …

Halal (permissible according to Islamic law) matchmaking and anti‐dating campaigns and
businesses have mushroomed since the 2000s in Indonesia and neighbouring Malaysia. In …

Emerging adults' relationship development is an increasingly multi-faceted process
characterized by ambiguity. Just talking has emerged as a phrase to characterize early …

In conversation with affect theory, queer theory, and relevant social scientific literature, this
thesis investigates the affective and feeling politics of gay socio-sexual applications …

Abstract The development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a huge debate about its
impacts on individuals, cultures, societies and the world. Through AI, we now can either …

A mobile dating software app advertises itself as a social discovery tool and helps users start
new, possibly romantic interactions. Online dating apps' entry into personal life is promoted …

The growing popularity of dating apps has been noted in recent years, but the nature of the
user experience of dating apps is heterogeneous. The present study aimed to investigate …

This research focused on the biographies of dating apps which are space-limited and
selfwritten and therefore give insight in what users find crucial to mention about themselves …