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[Jan Whitaker]

At 05:10 AM 14/06/2012, Paul Bolger wrote:
>And obviously completely different to the maligned (and later
>withdrawn by Apple) "Girls around me".

And this report today:


Dating app suspends teen access after rape reports

Published: June 14, 2012 - 9:14AM

A dating app for smartphones has suspended access for teen users 
after a series of reported rapes of underage users in the United States.

The app called Skout, which was designed as a location-based dating 
service, made the move after learning that some of its users had been 
victimised.

"The safety of our community is our number one concern," founder and 
chief executive Christian Wiklund said on the company blog on Tuesday.

Wiklund said the San Francisco company has been actively monitoring 
and screening to keep the under-18 users and adults in separate communities.

"However, it's become clear to us that these measures aren't enough," he said.

"In recent weeks, we've learned of several incidents involving a few 
bad actors trying to take advantage of some of our younger members.
[snip - more at the link:
http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/dating-app-suspends-teen-access-after-rape-reports-20120614-20bc0.html 





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