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The Dangers of Internet Dating for Men
Multiplatform Journalism Rhian Ryan
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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
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Main Problems with online dating:
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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
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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
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Primary sources: Interviews
SourcesSecondary sources: Freedom of information
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