Valentine’s Day Heartbreak: Facebook Won’t Accept ‘New’ Dating Site Advertisers Until Feb. 15

Facebook is telling dating sites looking to begin advertising on the social network that it will begin accepting new applications for ads from those sites Feb. 15. So why is this an issue? Valentine’s Day, obviously a key day for dating sites, is Feb. 14.

HiDineAd650Facebook is telling dating sites looking to begin advertising on the social network that it will begin accepting new applications for ads from those sites Feb. 15. So why is this an issue? Valentine’s Day, obviously a key day for dating sites, is Feb. 14.

Business Insider reported on the Feb. 15 date after a tip from Kyle McGinnis, CEO of HiDine, a dating site for people who like restaurants, who said his ads ran for months before suddenly being rejected, adding:

I am deeply disappointed in Facebook’s decision.

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