Amidst Facebook’s crises, it has added a dating feature to its platform to allow users meet and chat with non-friends. Facebook’s CEO, Mark Zuckerberg said: “There are 200 million people on Facebook that list themselves as single, so clearly there’s something to do here.”
If you are looking for love on Facebook, you can create a dating profile separate from your regular profile, and Facebook will then play matchmaker, setting you up with potential dates based on things in common, mutual friends and dating preferences.
Announcing the new feature In a statement, the social media platform said: “What people do within the dating feature will not be shown to their friends. The new feature will be available later this year.
Your dating profile on Facebook will also not reveal your last name, and you won’t see any of your existing Facebook friends as potential matches, according to Facebook.
Moreover, you will receive messages from potential suitors in an inbox separate from your regular Facebook Messenger, which prevents people from sending photos or links when they are chatting with a stranger for the first time.
The shares of Match Group, the parent company behind Tinder, Match.com and OkCupid, fell following the announcement.
