Facebook launches dating service in Europe

Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that it was launching its dating service in 32 European countries after the rollout was delayed earlier this year due to regulatory concerns.

The social media company in February postponed launching Facebook Dating in Europe after concerns were raised by Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), the main regulator in the European Union for a number of the world’s biggest technology firms including Facebook.

The DPC was very concerned about being given short notice of the launch planned for Feb. 13. It was intimated about it on Feb. 3.

It had also said it was not given documentation regarding data protection impact assessment or decision-making processes that had been undertaken by Facebook.