The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men
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The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men
Multiplatform Journalism Rhian Ryan
So how big is internet dating right now?
15 million people in the UK are estimated to be single
4.7 million people in the UK have visited a dating website in the past year
One in five married people aged between 19 and 25 met their partner online
The industry is worth more than 2 billion pounds
Main Problems with online dating:
Demographic:
Male students aged 18-25
Statistics: -52.4% of online daters are men- Men under the age of 25 account for 61% of all men who online date- Match.com only started checking users against the nation sex offenders registries in 2011 after courtcase
How serious is the danger?
http://foxct.com/2014/10/08/man-assaulted-in-home-by-associates-of-woman-he-met-on-dating-website/#ooid=9pYjl5cDrWIQunOKjNwVjNW1Jfo0tWcC
‘Man assalted in home by associates of woman he met on dating website’
‘ Connecticut Man Robbed After Making Online Date’http://www.boston.com/news/local/connecticut/2014/10/08/police-man-robbed-after-making-online-date/a7MkyJa7K9t15kG62EtV5K/story.html
‘Man robbed a t knife point after online date went terribly wrong’
http://fox40.com/2014/10/02/police-online-date-goes-wrong-man-robbed-at-knifepoint/
‘San Francisco Man Robbed While Showing Up For Online Date’
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Man-Robbed-By-Online-Date-262063241.html
Digital Feature:
Written Feature:
Primary sources: Interviews
SourcesSecondary sources: Freedom of information
The End