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UK shifts legal responsibility on cyberflashing from victim to platform to protect girls

Paul Hill — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:33:47 +0000

With a third of teenage girls receiving unsolicited sexual images, the UK is mandating AI filters to end the era of the "law-free" internet. Read more...

Bumble joins the layoff spree, will say goodbye to about 37% of its workforce

Aditya Tiwari — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 06:20:02 +0000

Bumble announced that it plans to eliminate over 350 jobs worldwide as part of its restructuring plan this year. The upcoming layoff represents about 37% of the dating app's global workforce. Read more...

Australia tells dating apps to improve safety standards or face legislation

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:40:01 +0000

Dating apps like Tinder and Bumble have been told by the Australian government to improve user safety by 30 July 2024. If they fail to do so, the government has said it will introduce legislation. Read more...

Tinder resorts to AI and video selfies to curb catfishers on its dating platform

Ishtiaqe Hanif — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 06:26:01 +0000

Tinder introduces a new account verification system to curb fake accounts and bot users. This will require users to follow the necessary steps to verify their account and receive the blue checkmark. Read more...

User choice billing pilot on Google Play launches in more countries

Usama Jawad — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:46:01 +0000

Following the early success of its user choice billing pilot for the Google Play Store, Google has decided to expand the program to more countries. Spotify is rolling out its implementation today too. Read more...

UK dating apps will let users add badges to show they're vaccinated

Paul Hill — Mon, 07 Jun 2021 14:26:01 +0000

The UK government has teamed up with dating apps in the UK to encourage users to get vaccinated. The news comes as the UK prepares to officially open up vaccinations to those under the age of 30. Read more...

Bumble dating app files to become a public company

Paul Hill — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 20:16:01 +0000

The dating app Bumble has filed with the SEC to become a publicly-traded company. Once all the paperwork is out of the way, the company will be traded under the symbol BMBL on the NASDAQ. Read more...

Bumble adds virtual date badge, and ability to match with people across the country

Usman Khan Lodhi — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 21:22:01 +0000

Social lives, including dating, have become virtually nonexistent during the coronavirus crisis. Dating services are looking for creative ways to keep people in touch until the pandemic lasts. Read more...

Bumble set to introduce AI to warn you before opening lewd pictures

Paul Hill — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:26:01 +0000

Bumble is set to gain a new feature this summer which will help users filter out lewd pictures from particularly forward matches. Private Detector will come to Badoo, Chappy and Lumen too. Read more...