https://jameslnuzzo.substack.com/p/dating-app-abuse-australia

From James Nuzzo's substack:

"The current data brief summarises results from a survey study conducted by the Australian Institute of Criminology in 2022 on the prevalence of abuse and harassment on dating apps and dating websites. The survey asked about abuse and harassment that occurred (a) on dating apps and websites (i.e., “online”) and (b) in-person after connecting via a dating app or website. The survey also asked about experiencing “unmatching” after being abused or harassed. Here, unmatching refers to whether the perpetrator deleted their account, blocked the victim’s account, or unmatched from the victim’s account after abusing or harassing the victim".

Key Points

"The prevalence of experiencing online or in-person abuse or harassment by someone met through a dating app or dating website was often higher among gay and bisexual men and women compared to heterosexual men and women.

In comparing heterosexual men and heterosexual women, some sex differences existed, depending on the specific type of online, in-person, or unmatching behaviours.

A total of 61.5% of heterosexual men and 79.1% of heterosexual women reported experiencing at least one type of online abuse perpetrated by someone they met on a dating app or dating website.

A greater proportion of heterosexual women than heterosexual men reported experiencing online sexual harassment and online abusive language, whereas no sex differences were observed in experiencing online image-based abuse or online stalking.

A total of 26.6% of heterosexual men and 35.4% of heterosexual women reported experiencing at least one type of in-person abuse perpetrated by someone they met on a dating app or dating website.

A greater proportion of heterosexual women than heterosexual men reported experiencing in-person sexual assault or coercion, whereas no sex differences were observed in experiencing in-person reproductive or sexual health-related abuse, in-person image-based abuse, or in-person stalking.

A slightly greater proportion of heterosexual men (39.2%) than heterosexual women (35.7%) reported that a person unmatched them after abusing them online.

A greater proportion of heterosexual men (54.0%) than heterosexual women (42.0%) reported that a person unmatched them after abusing them in-person".

Additonal commentary by Nuzzo highlights that study's findings also claim that both homosexual and bisexual men and women report the highest incidences of online harrassment / abuse from dating apps. Men and women are almost equally both victims and perpetrators of online abuse and harassment on social media platforms, including dating apps. Nuzzo notes that feminist orgs such as UN Women and feminist synchophats such as Movember only focus on women as victims whilst ignoring women as perpetrators of online abuse and also ignoring online harassment targeted at men.

Source: Australian Institute of Criminology. Sexual harassment, aggression and violence among mobile dating app and website users in Australia. 2022.