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Facebook launches dating service in Europe

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Reuters

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2020/news/10/22/20201022-facebook-dating-fb.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Facebook</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is launching its dating service, Facebook Dating, in 32 countries in Europe after the launch was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns.</p><p>The social media company postponed the rollout of the service in Europe in February after Ireland&#x27;s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the main regulator in the European Union for a number of the world&#x27;s biggest technology firms including Facebook, raised concerns about the launch.</p><p>Facebook Dating announced the launch of the services in the United States in September last year. It is currently available in 20 other countries.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/spotlight/10/09/20/facebook-twitter-dismantle-global-array-of-disinformation-networks">Facebook, Twitter dismantle global array of disinformation networks</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/23/20/facebook-removes-china-based-ph-military-and-police-linked-networks-for-coordinated-inauthentic-behavior">Facebook removes China-based, PH military and police-linked networks for ‘coordinated inauthentic behavior’</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZBeNd1y1bpo?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is launching its dating service, Facebook Dating, in 32 countries in Europe after the launch was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns.</p>

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday it is launching its dating service, Facebook Dating, in 32 countries in Europe after the launch was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns.