Google removes Iranian dating app where 12-year-olds could register

Google removes Iranian dating app where 12-year-olds could register

By UA.NEWS
Publication Date: 2026-10-13 16:24:00

Google has removed the Iranian dating app Adam and Eve from Google Play. As the Jerusalem Post reports, the company said it removed the app on October 9 for violating its policies.

Registration of minors

The app claimed that it was available only to adult users. At the same time, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), in its report Child Marriage in the Digital Age, said that children as young as 12 could register on it. The search system also allowed users to filter potential partners by age, including searching for girls aged 13 and older.

The Jerusalem Post reported that it found profiles on the platform’s website of girls offered for marriage who were as young as 15. One profile stated that the girl was in the eighth grade, which, according to the outlet’s assessment, could indicate that she was 13–14 years old. The profile also had a green indicator of…