Tinder wants you to know it’s not a hookup app, try not to laugh

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Tinder came under fire last week when journalist Mary Jo Sales wrote a piece for Vanity Fair about how the dating app, and others like it, are affecting hookup culture. Ever vigilant, the company woke up only hours ago to tell off Sales, who tweeted that according to GlobalWebIndex, 30 percent of all Tinder users are married. Tinder then launched into a 30-tweet-long tirade about how Sales’ story was not only off the mark, but also about how its service helps people create “meaningful connections”. Hey @nancyjosales — that survey is incorrect. If you're interested in having a factual conversation,…

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