This is why Google has a large number of scam dating apps on its app store. The apps I refer to are near/complete scams with 99% fake profiles and 1% lured, like the phishers of Myanmar, only these are Western. They bring big money in.
A while ago (about 3 years), I downloaded a ton of apps made (allegedly) to meet new people in cities you don't know (I was going to spend about 3 weeks at a friend and he would be busy with his job); Meet with Locals types of apps.
I shit you not, the vast majority were filled with scam profiles and a lot of what I assume is escort services/soft prostitution and whatnot.
So, I just deleted them all and just met people the old-fashioned way (which was just fine, not sure technology has a real use case for that); but it was an eye-opener.
They aren't so much picking sides based on their moral compass more picking sides to induce the least harm to bottom line.