GenY mourns lost matches as Tinder crashes

Tinder, which requires a Facebook log-in, was affected when the latter changed its privacy policies, leaving many users locked out of their apps. Recognising the issue, Tinder had tweeted, “A technical issue is preventing users from logging onto Tinder. We apologise for the inconvenience and are working to have everyone swiping again soon.” 

Once the issue was fixed, the dating app cheekily posted a picture showing the users inability to access their accounts juxtaposed with a screenshot of a ‘match’ after swiping right, indicating, “If you don’t love me at my worst (signifying the crash), you don’t deserve me at my best (the countless matches).” 

However, quite a few users had lost their ‘matches’ and chats on the app. Tinder user Warren Tarling had tweeted, “Can log on but ALL my matches and messages have been deleted. Yes ALL of them. Others having this issue too.” 

Some, like Kimberly Te, used a more slapstick approach, tweeting, “Tinder, seriously please take me back. I’m sorry.” Another user Sara Nicole tweeted, “Still can’t log in and continue my search for my future husband.” 

In the city however, this event of apocalyptic variety went fairly unnoticed, with a few users noticing the glitches. 26-year-old Danny A, a city-based content writer, said he didn’t notice that the app was down, but was thrilled to find out that all his matches intact. “I’d be really upset if all my matches had been deleted. To begin with, it is hard to get matches and then, striking up a conversation with the other person. I had a good number of matches and I would have been upset if I had to start all over again,” he added. 

For others, like Fabian H, a German expat in the city, it wouldn’t matter much. “If I like a person, we’d end up exchanging numbers and texting on WhatsApp. So, I don’t think it would be such a great loss,” he said.