Facebook Has A New Dating Feature And The Internet Is LOSING It

2 May 2018, 16:56

Distracted Boyfriend Meme. Picture: Getty Creative

By Marianne Eloise

"Facebook gonna marry you to the Russian spambot of your dreams"

Facebook have recently been in trouble for breaches of data security, but at their recent annual F8 developers' conference, Mark Zuckerberg announced that he has big plans for the company. Among ventures into virtual reality and other developments, Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will soon be launching a dating service.

Apparently the match-making feature would take users' privacy concerns into consideration and would launch "soon", and Zuckerberg wanted to go down this route because "there are 200 million people on Facebook who list themselves as single. And if we are committed to building meaningful relationships, then this is perhaps the most meaningful of all."

Zuckerberg naturally launched this idea with only the best intentions, but this is the internet, after all, and a lot of people had some pretty funny reactions to the news. Here are just a few:

Facebook announces plans for a new dating service, which will match users based on their medical records and bank details.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 2, 2018

Facebook is launching an online dating feature. Which is different from their current online dating feature of showing you who your ex is dating.
— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) May 2, 2018

Facebook gonna marry you to the Russian spambot of your dreams 😍 https://t.co/BKjutvPfbf
— Christopher Wylie (@chrisinsilico) May 1, 2018

Facebook announces plans for a new dating service, which will match users based on their medical records and bank details.
— Have I Got News For You (@haveigotnews) May 2, 2018

Zuckerberg: We are going to add a dating feature to Facebook.

Me: pic.twitter.com/vM6bQ96x5I
— Nev Schulman (@NevSchulman) May 1, 2018

Facebook is launching a dating service. So now your racist aunt who shares memes about Sadiq Khan being a lizard can finally meet the flat earth bananas arsehole of her dreams.
— TechnicallyRon (@TechnicallyRon) May 1, 2018

Me on my regular Facebook vs Me on my dating Facebook pic.twitter.com/AVS0GFe3D5
— IFC (@IFC) May 1, 2018

Facebook's launching a new dating feature to match you with equally vapid, banal and insecure people.

[notification] You have 2.2 billion matches
— I Am Devloper (@iamdevloper) May 2, 2018

I don’t know why Facebook are launching dating now - all the straight people on there have had affairs with their former classmates by now
— model minority marcus (@marcusjdl) May 2, 2018

Facebook: we’re going to have dating now!

All single men: *uploads* profile pic with a dead fishy🎣 . *types* “6ft 2, because I guess that matters.”
— Angela DeCamp (@AngelaDeCamp) May 2, 2018

#f82018 just announced Facebook dating. My body is ready

Bio: Just getting over a breakup so not looking for anything serious. Swipe right if you enjoy handcuffs, scavenger hunts, and Netflix and Kill. I'm a quiet, dark, force sensitive type.

Pic: pic.twitter.com/UfrAxBHHZL
— Sad Kylo Ren (@KyloIsSad) May 1, 2018

Facebook dating: “we think you’ll really like this person”
User: “why?”
FB: “trust us”
User: “why??”
FB: “Listen, dude. We’ve been stalking you for weeks, know your entire search history, and aaaall about that sneaky habit of yours. It’s a match, now ask her out, buddy.”
— Kelen Keller (@KelenKeller38) May 2, 2018

Lol!