arxivcs.HC2026-06-25
"Everyone Says Them": Deception Typologies, Probabilistic Trust, and Grassroots Safety Knowledge Among Gay Dating App Users in China
Yibo Meng, Lyumanshan Ye, Yingfangzhong Sun, Bingyi Liu, Huidi Lu, Xiaolan Ding
Gay dating applications have become critical platforms for sexual minority men to seek relationships and community, yet they also expose users to deceptive interactions that remain underexplored in HCI and CSCW research. This study examines how gay male users in China experience,…