Tinder's parent company hits Facebook below the belt and calls its new dating product 'great for US/Russia relationships' (FB)

Leah Millis / Reuters

• Mark Zuckerberg announced on Tuesday that Facebook is introducing a dating feature to its site.
• In response, the chief executive of Match Group's parent company suggested that the product "could be great for US/Russia relationships."
• Match Group CEO Mandy Ginsberg said in a statement that she was "surprised by the news," while a representative at Bumble said that the company was "thrilled."

At Facebook's annual developer conference F8, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will soon offer features to help people date each other through the network.

The news of Facebook getting into dating drew immediate reactions from the key players in the market. See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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