When Tinder issued an in-app public service announcement regarding COVID-19 on March 3 we all had a little laugh as a panoply of memes and gags hit the internet. Two weeks later the laughter has subsided, but the curiosity continues. How will singles mingle in the time of Corona?

Amongst Android users, it was reported that Tinder is ranked the number one downloaded app in the country.

Lisa Portolan, PhD student, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University speaks to Kwena Moabelo.