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Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through

Summary by Wired
The early website Hot or Not taught its users to rank people at scale. Twenty-six years later, dating apps are trying to escape the culture the site helped create.

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Hot or Not Built the Internet We’re Still Swiping Through

The early website Hot or Not taught its users to rank people at scale. Twenty-six years later, dating apps are trying to escape the culture the site helped create.

·San Francisco, United States
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Wired broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
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