Why did the matching app for single mothers “coary” go viral?

Coary, a matching app supervised by businessman Yusaku Maezawa, was released on January 17th of this year.

The service was created with the hope of providing busy single mothers who are busy raising children the opportunity to meet, find love, and find a new life partner. Therefore, the target female users were single mothers.

However, the app quickly became a hot topic on the internet, and was suspended the next day.

The service had a column for recording information such as the child's gender, which led to a series of criticisms that raised concerns about ``child sexual harm.''

There were also many people who said that ``it just attracts malicious men who want to take advantage of single mothers in need.'' It's unfortunate, but it cannot be denied that there are men who try to use matching apps limited to single mothers for these purposes.

The user that Mr. Maezawa and his colleagues envisioned may be "a man who wants a child but is not particular about having a child for himself," but when you weigh the risks mentioned above, the risk is far greater. There is no doubt that it is big.

Although the app was created with good intentions for single mothers, it can be said that there was not enough consideration given to the risks involved.

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