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Tech NewsTinder, Bumble, and Grindr Are Under Investigation For Allowing Minors
Online dating is a hellscape, but the U.S. House Oversight and Reform subcommittee is fed up with just how shitty apps like Tinder, Bumble, and Grindr have been with regard to their users’ safety and privacy. Yesterday, it launched a new investigation into dating apps for doing an inadequate job of screening for minors, and … Continued
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Tech NewsSharon Stone Was Blocked From Bumble, Just Like Us
Proles were enthralled to discover in the wee hours of this morning that Sharon Stone is on Bumble, the dating app where ~ladies~ make the first move. Around 1 AM EST, she tweeted a screenshot showing that her account had been disabled; after what must have been a furious few hours for the Bumble customer … Continued
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Tech NewsDating App The League Will Start Making Its Users Face-Time Each Other
The League dating app—which filters users to make sure they’re in the right league—has decided to mess around with video speed dating. Since the League launched in 2015, it has garnered the reputation as the dating app for social status-focused snobs. “While your mother may call you picky, we call you self-aware,” the app’s site … Continued
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Tech NewsTinder and Its Owner Match Group Had a Very, Very Horny 2018
Unstoppable online dating giant Match Group, a subsidiary of holding company InterActiveCorp, has acquired so many dating sites that some critics have wondered why it isn’t facing antitrust concerns. But the prize jewel in its empire is the Tinder app, which last year added 1.2 million subscribers and pulled in nearly as much money as … Continued
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Hunter Doesn’t Realize Her Bumble Match Is a Game Warden, Brags About Illegally Killing a ‘Bigo Buck’
It’s probably not a good idea to brag about crimes on a dating app until you’re certain your match isn’t a cop—or a game warden. Last month an Oklahoma hunter matched with a 24-year-old man named Cannon Harrison. Not realizing her new connection is a game warden for Oklahoma’s Department of Wildlife Conservation, the hunter … Continued
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Having Allegedly Failed to Gobble Up Bumble, Dating Giant Match Group Buys Rival App Hinge
Tinder’s parent company Match Group, the online dating conglomerate that owns a number of dating sites including OKCupid and Match.com, has acquired rival service Hinge. Per the Verge, that leaves women-centric Bumble as the “only notable dating app” outside Match’s control, though not for lack of trying. According to the company, the deal leaves Match … Continued
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Bumble Fires Back After Lawsuit Alleges It Copied Tinder: ‘We’ll Never Be Yours’
Patent infringement suits are usually boring, but the ongoing Tinder vs. Bumble beef is full of soapy, corporate intrigue. Tinder’s parent company, Match Group, launched a patent infringement suit against rival Bumble on Monday. The suit alleges Bumble has stolen numerous design ideas since Tinder’s creation in 2014. CEO Mandy Ginsberg sent an internal memo … Continued
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Bumble Bans Alt-Right Pizzagate Promoter Jack Posobiec From Dating App
Earlier today, Bumble—the social network and dating app where “women make the first move”—removed a profile purportedly belonging to professional bullshit megaphone Jack Posobiec. An alt-right internet activist, Posobiec is known best for promoting the Pizzagate and Seth Rich assassination conspiracy theories and once getting retweeted by Donald Trump. Twitter user Lindsey Ledford posted several … Continued
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Dating App Bumble Wants To Be the Next LinkedIn
When I’m trying to get laid, the last thing on my mind is whether or not I should be looking for another job. But Bumble, the dating app founded by ex-Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe, seeks to address this issue with a new feature that essentially amounts to a gamified version LinkedIn. BumbleBizz, as it’s so … Continued
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Your Terrible Spotify Habits Are About to Ruin Your Sex Life
“Hmm, should I listen to this Barenaked Ladies song again?” you ask yourself. “Yeah, sure, why not, it’s not like my future partners are going to see it.” Think again! In what is sure to delight music snobs and terrorize Justin Bieber fans everywhere, users of the dating app Bumble will now be able to … Continued
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Fill Your Lawn With These Giant Inflatable Bumble Snow Monsters
Films like A Christmas Story and Home Alone have certainly become holiday classics over the years, but they can’t compare to the staying power of Rankin/Bass’ 1964 stop-animated classic, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer which turns 50 this year. The characters are instantly recognizable to generations of fans, and now you can show your appreciation for … Continued