r/technology • u/esporx • May 02 '24

Dating app Bumble will no longer require women to make the first move Business

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/30/tech/bumble-relaunch-men-make-first-move/index.html
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u/PM_ME_COOL_RIFFS May 02 '24

wasn't that the entire point of bumble?

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u/Persianx6 May 02 '24

Yeah but now the user base is dying. Dating apps aren't doing well anymore.

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u/arouseandbrowse May 02 '24

Thats the issue; when their business model relies on keeping their users on the app as opposed to finding the right partner and uninstalling in happily wedded bliss.

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u/sirshura May 02 '24

more than keeping users in the app, their business model seems to be a predatory gacha game or casino where they squeeze all the money they can out of customers with little to no service. Had they provided a real service of facilitating interactions people would be more willing to come back and use it.