Inside the apps | How midlifers are using dating apps to find love

Inside the apps | How midlifers are using dating apps to find love

In a recent episode of the podcast If Books Could Kill, the hosts read out the Bumble profile of a 50-year-old gay man. It stated: “Not interested in over 50 or anyone with depression, insomnia or anxiety. I like my high IQ and earning a good salary at what I do, so if you don’t, […]

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Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google rolling out third-party payments to Spotify, Bumble

Google today announced that it is beginning rolling out support for third-party payments on popular apps Spotify and Bumble. The tech giant’s user-choice billing will also be expanding to more countries, including the US. Google’s User Choice billing was also announced for countries like India previously and is now also expanding to non-gaming apps starting […]

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Bumble will start removing profiles that falsely report users for their identity

Bumble will start removing profiles that falsely report users for their identity

Bumble has announced a new policy that explicitly bans identity-based hate and it will take action against those who intentionally submit false reports targeting other users for their identity. The platform intends to remove repeat offenders.  The company noted in its press release that 90% of reports it received against gender-nonconforming people actually did not […]

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Bumble adds 30-second audio prompts: Here’s how it works

Bumble adds 30-second audio prompts: Here’s how it works

Dating app Bumble has launched a new feature on the platform that allows members to share a little more information about themselves with a voice recording. Called Audio Prompts, the feature will let users add a voice message up to 30 seconds long that will help potential matches know a bit more about them. The […]

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Online dating safety: Here’s how Bumble’s digital safety handbook can help

Online dating safety: Here’s how Bumble’s digital safety handbook can help

Bumble recently announced the second edition of its Stand for Safety initiative in India. Under the initiative, the app is partnering with the Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Nyaaya to create a second handbook on digital safety. Bumble has also updated its terms and conditions to explicitly ban any unsolicited and derogatory comments made […]

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