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Bumble changes its policy to crack down on bots, ghosting and doxing

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Summary

Bumble is updating its community guidelines to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, doxing, adult content, and bullying. The company has blocked over 8.2 million accounts this year and is investing in machine-learning models and open-sourcing its algorithm to detect unsolicited nudes. It is also updating its reporting options and flow to reflect the changes in community guidelines. However, it will face challenges in tackling off-platform violations of some of these rules.

Q&As

What changes is Bumble making to its services?
Bumble is making changes to its services to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, doxing, and adult content.

How is Bumble tackling the issue of fake accounts?
Bumble is tackling the issue of fake accounts by blocking over 8.2 million accounts this year across its properties, mostly through the company's AI to detect fake and spam accounts.

What actions are being prohibited on Bumble and Badoo?
Bumble and Badoo are prohibiting actions like artificially influencing “connections, matching, conversations, or engagement through the use of automation or scripting,” as well as attempts to buy, sell or promote sexual content.

How is Bumble addressing ghosting on its platform?
Bumble is addressing ghosting on its platform by counting a “no-show” on dates under “bullying and abusive conduct” in its updated community guidelines.

What challenges does Bumble face in tackling off-platform violations of its rules?
Bumble faces challenges in tackling off-platform violations of its rules, as it has not provided details on whether it also plans to update its reporting options and flow to reflect the changes in community guidelines.

AI Comments

👍 Bumble is making great strides to make their platform safer by cracking down on bots, ghosting, and doxing. Their new policy and updated rules are a much needed step to make users feel more secure.

👎 Bumble's new policy does not address off-platform violations, which is a major issue in terms of keeping users safe. It would be beneficial for Bumble to find a way to tackle these types of violations as well.

AI Discussion

Me: It's about Bumble cracking down on bots, ghosting and doxing. They're updating their policy to ban actions like artificially influencing connections and they're also adding clauses to prohibit adult content.

Friend: That's really encouraging. It's important that dating apps take steps to make their platforms safer for users. It's also good that they are now including doxing and victim-blaming as rule-breaking offenses of their service.

Me: Absolutely. It will be interesting to see how they tackle violations that occur off-platform, though. It will also be interesting to see if they update their reporting options and flow to reflect the changes in their community guidelines.

Action items

Read and familiarize yourself with Bumble's updated community guidelines.
Report any suspicious activity or violations of the guidelines to Bumble.
Reach out to friends and family to spread awareness about the new policy and encourage them to use the platform responsibly.

Technical terms

Bots: Automated computer programs that can perform tasks on the internet.
Ghosting: When someone suddenly stops communicating with another person without explanation.
Doxing: The practice of researching and broadcasting private or identifying information about an individual or organization.
AI: Artificial intelligence, a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers.
Unsolicited Nudes: Unsolicited images of nudity or sexual activity sent to another person without their consent.
Victim-Blaming: The practice of blaming victims of a crime or any wrongful act for the harm that has been done to them.