Hook-up site Tinder "crashed" briefly on Wednesday as Facebook's new data policy affecting third-party apps kicked in, spurred by the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
The popular dating application requires logging in and lets users reach their profile through their Facebook accounts for verification as an option, CNBC reported. But when users tried to use the Tinder app Wednesday, they were greeted with login errors that prevented them from logging in and a host of other issues.
"This was part of the changes that we announced today, and we are working with Tinder to address this issue," a Facebook representative told CNBC Wednesday while the app was still down.
The crash left many frustrated internet daters brokenhearted.
Tinder announced late Wednesday that the "technical issue" with its Facebook verification had been fixed, according to the tech website CNET.com.
Tinder said other dating apps that use Facebook verification, like Bumble, did not experience the same problem.
Tinder's trouble is just part of the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica scandal. The political firm allegedly accessed information from 87 million Facebook users, leading to charges that the social media network did not do enough to protect their privacy, CNET.com reported. Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has called the incident a "breach of trust," the website stated.
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