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I'm David Brown and this is Business Wars.

Today we conclude our dating app wars series. In almost one in three relationships start as online encounters.

Despite the scandals over user data privacy, anti-gay Facebook posts and sexual harassment allegations.

I'm looking at you, Grindr and Bumble. But the popularity of dating apps isn't surprising with so many to choose from.

From niche apps like Bristler for people who have in love beards, to household names like Tinder.

Well, just about anyone can find an app that suits them. In fact, COVID-19 may even be boosting dating app use.

Match Group, the parent company of Tinder, plenty of Fish and Hinge, seems to hold them monopoly on dating apps and that hasn't really changed since the world went on lockdown.

Last week, Match reported that it beat Wall Street's forecast of $520 million with second quarter earnings of $555 million.

For more on how COVID has changed online dating and how apps are adapting more generally.

We're talking with Ashley Carmen. She is a senior reporter covering dating apps for the Verge.

And you may recognize her voice because Carmen is also co-host of the Verge's Why'd You Push That Button Podcast.

And she's going to tell us which apps are thriving and what they've been doing right. That's all coming up next.

Hello, I'm Hannah. And I'm Sirete.

And we are the hosts of A Red Handed, a weekly True Crime Podcast.

Every week on Red Handed, we get stuck into the most talked about cases.

From Idaho student killings, the Delphi murders and our recent rundown of the Murdoch saga.

Last year, we also started a second weekly show, Short Hand, which is just an excuse for us to talk about anything we find interesting because it's our show and we can do what we like.

We've covered the death of Princess Diana, an unholy Quran written in Saddam Hussein's blood, the gruesome history of European witch hunting, and the very uncomfortable phenomenon of genetic sexual attraction.

Whatever the case, we want to know what pushes people to the extremes of human behaviour.

Like, can someone give consent to be cannibalized? What drives a child to kill? And what's the psychology of a terrorist?

Listen to Red Handed wherever you get your podcasts and access our bonus Short Hand episodes exclusively on Amazon Music, or by subscribing to Wondry Plus in Apple Podcasts or the Wondry app.

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