INDEPENDENT.CO.UK – June 3 – On Monday, authorities confirmed that Tinder had been reclassified as an "information provider". Under Russia's controversial anti-terrorism legislation, that means that the tech company will now be required to store and hand over user data: encryption passwords, geolocation details, photo and video content. While Tinder currently encrypts messages, the company's own terms state that user data can be handed over on request from security services. Russia's security services want to make that process automatic. Tinder has yet to comment on the change, but may be blocked if it does not comply with the request. Two of the country's most popular sites – Mamba and Wamba – were added to the state information register in 2014. Badoo followed three years later.
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China’s Tinder – Tantan – Is Rising in India
QUARTZ – May 9 – Tantan, China's favourite dating app, is now the fifth-most popular in India by combined monthly active users on iOS and Android phones, according to App Annie. In May 2018, Tantan did not feature among the top 10, but zoomed to the 4th position by July. It has since slid one spot following the launch of Bumble in December.
Top dating apps in India
(as on May 2018) (as on March 2019)
1. Tinder 1. Tinder
2. Happn 2. Happn
3. Azar 3. Azar
4. Badoo 4. Bumble
5. OkCupid 5. Tantan
Tantan translates in Mandarin to "talk." Launched in 2014, the app bears a high resemblance to Tinder, and was acquired by the Chinese social network Momo in February 2018. Tantan has ~90M registered users in China. The dating app has been advertising aggressively on TikTok.
Bumble’s Louise Troen on Censoring Dick Pics Using AI
THE NEXT WEB – May 9 – Bumble has recently introduced AI to automatically censor unsolicited dick pics to make online dating for women a safer and friendlier space. Starting in June, users of dating apps including Bumble, Badoo, Chappy, and Lumen will have access to the AI-based tool "Private Detector." The tool, which allegedly has a 98% accuracy in spotting nudes, will warn users of an image it deems as "lewd" or offensive. "Putting women's safety first is out top priority," says Louise Troen, Bumble's VP of Internal Marketing and Communications in the UK. "We have 1000s of moderators, all around the world, looking for it. AI is built into Bumble that can monitor and find images like this."
Badoo Is Looking For a Co-Founder Of Its New Live-streaming Product
LINKEDIN – May 6 – Badoo is looking for an individual with experience content sourcing, live-streaming and launching a commercially successful product.
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Walt Disney and Badoo Join Companies Pledging Money to Rebuild Notre-Dame
TECH CRUNCH – Apr 17 – Walt Disney and dating app Badoo are the latest companies to pledge funds for the rebuilding of Notre-Dame after the historic cathedral sustained severe damage in a fire earlier this week. Disney is giving $5M, while Badoo will donate all of its April profits from its 22M users in France. In total, ~$1B in total has been pledged from individuals and companies. President Emmanuel Macron has set an ambitious five-year plan to restore Notre-Dame, though restoration experts say it may take as many as 15 years.
50% of Dutch Online Daters Downloaded Tinder
DUTCH TECH MAGAZINE – Apr 7 – In the Netherlands, Tinder is downloaded on average 46,854 times a month. Last year there were more than half a million Tinder downloads (566,946). The number of singles in the Netherlands is growing steadily with an average increase of 1.7% over the past five years. Last year there were ~3M singles in the Netherlands. 50% of the Dutch daters have downloaded Tinder. Badoo comes second with a 25% share. Lexa.nl (18%), Happn (15%) and Relatieplanet (11%) fill the top five most popular dating apps.
Badoo, Owner of Bumble, Pays Women 33% Less Than Men
BLOOMBERG – Apr 4 – One year after U.K.-based businesses were forced to report their gender pay gap, there has been some change from tech companies, but not all of it in the right direction. Facebook is now paying female staff less on average, but has hired more women in senior positions. Amazon.com, which still employs about the same number of men and women in top jobs, has improved the gap in average pay, while Uber and WeWork both revealed a sizable pay gaps. Dating app maker Badoo, which also operates the female-focused Bumble service, pays women 33% less than men, and women occupy 14% of top jobs at the company.
Quirky Dating Apps Set to Rival Tinder and Bumble
DAILYMAIL.CO.UK – Mar 15 – Growlr, Smell Dating and Unveil are generating successful matches in unique ways – including asking users to talk to each other before seeing their photos and matching people based on celebrities they like.
- Unveil – This app presents potential partners via a blurred photo screen and the only way to 'unlock' their image is to talk to them on the phone.
- Badoo – A new Badoo's feature allows users to name a celebrity they'd ideally like to date and the app will find matches who look just like them.
- Smell Dating – This company will send a shirt to its members that they have to wear for three days without deodorant, and then mail it back only to be sent shirt options from other people who did the same thing. The scent they like the most will then be revealed and contact details exchanged on the app.
by Matilda Rudd
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Lumen, Dating App for 50+, Attracted 350k Users
OPW – Mar 5 – Lumen, the dating app for 50+, is proud to announce the 350k users milestone today. The app launched in the app store 6 months ago, and raised £3.5M from Andrey Andreev, the Founder of Badoo.