Ghosted by the drug trade: A digital ethnography of absence, ethics, and epistemic friction on Tinder
Published online on December 29, 2025
Abstract
Crime, Media, Culture, Ahead of Print.
This Research Note reflects on a digital ethnography project that set out to explore whether, and in what ways, dating app Tinder is used in the online drug trade. Despite a carefully crafted 6-month study involving ethically transparent research profiles ...
This Research Note reflects on a digital ethnography project that set out to explore whether, and in what ways, dating app Tinder is used in the online drug trade. Despite a carefully crafted 6-month study involving ethically transparent research profiles ...