The updated guidelines will also consider acts like doxing and victim-blaming as rule-breaking offenses under the "Physical Violence and Bullying" policy. This will apply to all company properties, including Bumble, Badoo, and the newly released Bumble For Friends (BFF) app. However, the company has not provided details on whether it will update its reporting options to reflect these changes, and it may face challenges in addressing off-platform violations of these rules.
Key takeaways:
- Bumble has updated its community guidelines to crack down on bots, spam, ghosting, and doxing, and these rules will also apply to its other app, Badoo.
- The company is banning actions that artificially influence connections, matching, conversations, or engagement through automation or scripting, and has already blocked over 8.2 million accounts this year for being fake or spam.
- Bumble is also adding clauses to prohibit adult content on its apps and will now count a "no-show" on dates as "bullying and abusive conduct".
- The updated guidelines will also include acts like doxing and victim-blaming as rule-breaking offenses under the "Physical Violence and Bullying" policy, and this will apply to all company properties.