Facebook is positioning it as a way to find serious partners, rather than casual Tinder-like matches - and there's no swiping and liking, which product manager Nathan Sharp likened to "speed dating" in an interview with Business Insider. The launch and expansion of Facebook Dating is a risky move for Facebook, which is still reeling from successive data scandals, from Cambridge Analytica to a hack that saw around 30 million users' personal data stolen.

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It's also an open question as to whether users in countries like the US and the UK, where Facebook's crises have been consistently headline news, will be willing to let the company into an ever-more intimate aspects of their lives. Sharp declined to provide any figures on how many Facebook users in Colombia have signed up for Facebook Dating, or how many matches there have been, but said there had been an "overwhelmingly positive response" so far. It is also only available to users who are 18 or older. It won't verify users' IDs to make sure they haven't lied about their age, but will take into account the age of their friends in deciding whether to give users the option to sign up.

Sharp said there are currently no plans to monetize the service - either through adverts, premium features, or a subscription option.

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Times Syndication Service. Once everyone has met everyone your host will round up the event but that doesn't mean the night is over, there will be plenty of time to chat some more after the event.

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