Dating apps may have shed much of their stigma, but they haven’t necessarily lost all of its risks. Most people on dating sites aren’t entirely honest – 81% lie on their profile. Boston-based Aste Investigators is a team of private investigators that will perform background checks on online dating suitors.

The numberof people on dating apps is on the rise – but not everyone is looking for love. Online and app-based dating are making romance more casual and entertaining, rather than a serious courting process. And as attitudes change, people are using Tinder for their own amusement by trolling.

Documenting one’s life through Instagram snaps has become a daily ritual for teens; 52% of 13- to 17-year-olds in the US have an account. Yet the pressure to maintain a picture-perfect digital presence is driving many to open ‘Finsta’ accounts, which are open to select group of trusted friends.

The internet has transformed sex beyond recognition, but whether this change is for the better or worse is still open to discussion. We sit down with Lisa Wade, associate professor of sociology and author of American Hookup, to explore the behaviours attached to hook-up culture.