Facebook Wouldn’t Let Me Advertise My Dating App Because Its Algorithm Thought It Was for Swingers

The policies of the most dominant social media network are stifling — and even worse for women

Emily J. Smith
Debugger
Published in
6 min readDec 18, 2020

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Photo illustration sources (Getty Images): Thinkstock; skodonnell

When I started my company, advertising on Facebook was never the plan. As a solo, female founder, and a longtime women-in-tech advocate, I…

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Emily J. Smith
Debugger

Writer and tech professional. My debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out Feb '25 from William Morrow / HarperCollins (more at emjsmith.com).