Bumble Founder Shares Odd Future of Dating: Your AI Dates My AI
Photo: Jerod Harris (Getty Images) Bumble Founder and Executive Chair Whitney Wolfe Herd defended her dating app’s new AI feature on stage in San Francisco on Thursday. She went on…
College Students Dump Dating Apps as Bumble CEO Steps Down
Young people are breaking up with dating apps, according to a new poll from Axios, showing that 79% of college students don’t use any dating apps. A decline in interest…
‘I Was Shadowbanned:’ How Hinge’s Algorithm Decides Who You Date
Last year, a friend came to me with a strange tech problem. “The algorithm is screwing me over,” he said, peering over a drink at a bar in Manhattan’s East…
Nearly half of Americans don’t know what ‘fetishization’ is, according to Bumble
New research from dating app Bumble shows the disturbing reality of fetishization in the United States: 45 percent of survey respondents don’t have a clear understanding of what the word…
Bumble bans fatphobic messages and body shaming
Bumble is banning body shaming. From today, the popular dating app will be modifying its terms and conditions to prohibit unsolicited, pejorative, disrespectful comments about someone’s body shape, size, health,…
Bumble removes political filter amid search for Capitol rioters on the app
Shortly after Trump supporters stormed the Capitol last week, the hunt was on to find those who participated. It wasn’t that difficult, as these insurrectionists refused to wear masks in…
We don’t know how to date anymore, so Bumble has a new guide to help
By now, singles are well aware that the pandemic has changed the dating game. Just how much, however, is starting to become clear: 40 percent of daters don’t even know…
Bumble users are raring to meet in person again as some states ease stay-at-home orders
The coronavirus pandemic has undoubtedly altered every aspect of life — especially, for single folks, dating. Many apps have attempted to keep up with the demands of the times and…