Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move
📍 How it ended
Bumble changed its messaging policy, now allowing either person to send the first message after matching. The dating app previously required women to make the initial contact. The story quieted without further updates on the impact of this change.
Epilogue added 36d ago, after coverage quieted.
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Bumble ditches its rule that kept men from making the first move TechCrunch · 91d ago broke it first
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