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