Millions of women in the US have downloaded a “dating advice” app that claims it catches catfish, checks for hidden marriages and keeps them safe from men online.
According to App Store tracker SensorTower.com, Tea Dating Advice has become the most popular free app in America and is the number one lifestyle download.
It also claimed earlier this week to have recently gained close to a million new users, and said on Instagram it has more than four million women “in our community”.
However, the women-only app has come under fire for being “anti-men” and for a data breach which saw 13,000 user photos leaked.
But what is Tea? And why has it proved controversial?
What is the app?
Tea Dating Advice is a women-only app that allows users to anonymously post about men they are dating in the US.
The app’s website says it was launched “to give women the tools they need to date safely” – and offers AI-powered reverse image searching to catch catfish using fake images on dating profiles.
It also offers phone number searching to check if men have “hidden marriages” and background checks to check for criminal records, and has a map of registered sex…
