Bumble cuts ~350 employees as dating apps face a reckoning::Bumble is the latest dating app to report disappointing quarterly growth in an increasingly tough market.

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    9 months ago

    Chasing endless growth in a dating app is missing the point of a dating app

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    9 months ago

    The near-term product roadmap will focus on AI and enhanced safety measures, Jones said, as well as features designed to appeal to younger audiences.

    will focus on AI

    Oh boy

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    9 months ago

    Huh, so people DO get tired with apps nickel and diming every interaction

    Want to filter by more than 2 things? Pay up. Want to send a message? Pay up. Want some privacy measures? Pay up. Also the features are scattered across multiple paid plans, with separate per-item costs for roses/likes/super-likes etc.

    This isn’t limited to Bumble either

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      9 months ago

      The title and subtitle are misleading. Their profits went up over the last year, just not as much as a bunch of fucking investors wanted them to. The title makes it sound like they’re actually struggling when they’re not