Zuckerberg told software developers at Facebook’s annual F8 conference that a dating service would be a natural fit for a company that specializes in connecting people online. Zuckerberg tells lawmakers ‘I’m sorry’ for data abuses“There are 200 million people on Facebook that list themselves as single, so clearly there’s something to do here,” Zuckerberg said. The dating service is being built with privacy in mind, so that friends will not be able to see a person’s dating profile, Zuckerberg said. The company began seriously considering adding a dating service in 2016, when Zuckerberg posted on his Facebook page a photo of a couple who had met on the network, Cox said. Thousands of people responded to Zuckerberg’s post with similar stories about meeting partners on Facebook, Cox said.

Source: The Express Tribune May 01, 2018 19:41 UTC