During the period of extra-marital dating platform Ashley Madison’s launch in Taiwan, CEO Noel Biderman spoke to TODAY about being banned in Singapore.
If you don’t have time to watch the entire nine-minute video (see below) uploaded on TODAY‘s YouTube channel, here are five takeaways, one of which is a pretty hefty hint at why Biderman is so desperate to launch here:
1. Infidelity exists in Singapore — in the workplace, on social media networks like Facebook and even on singles dating sites — so why not let the community exist and meet up with one another?
2. What goals are the government seeking to achieve? Biderman believes Ashley Madison can actually help, instead of being a hindrance. In fact, the company’s goal is to help build a better Singaporean society.
3. 80,000 people a month are trying to log in to Ashley Madison from Singapore (kaching!)— Biderman thinks that is a big constituency that needs representation (ahuh…).
4. According to Biderman, Ashley Madison was never contacted for a proposal or even an info release — the company wants someone to hear them out about how the service functions and the appetite that exists for it.
5. The main takeaway here — mostly because the company CEO practically peppers his little speech with it — is that banning a site like Ashley Madison is something of a “slippery slope”. He asks if the government is also going to ban Facebook, singles dating sites, even hotels and iPhones that allow people having extra-marital affairs to connect. “You’re singling us out unfairly,” he finishes.
Source: TODAY
