Generally, dating apps are considered a type of social media. Like social networks, online dating sites allow text messaging, photo sharing, and sometimes video chat. Many dating services collect much more sensitive data than the well-known social media companies to match singles together.

Is tinder a form of social media?

By May 2013, Tinder was one of the top 25 social networking apps online, based on the frequency of use and number of users.

Why do guys on Tinder ask for Instagram?

In 2015, Tinder started allowing users to include their Instagram photos to their Tinder profile — a feature that implies Instagram functions as a better way to get to know someone than their Tinder profile. “Instagram is kinda like a picture diary so you get to see what Im about,” Ibrahim explains.