Bumble just turned 'women-first' into a polite suggestion, which is how my gym membership works — technically a rule, practically a joke.

Bumble scraps 'women-first' chat rule, users divided

Bumble is scrapping its signature 'women message first' rule, the feature that made it famous and supposedly safer. The change, which lets anyone initiate a chat, has users split — some call it progress, others say it's the end of the app's identity. Bumble says it's about adapting to modern dating, but critics see it as chasing engagement over principle.

Source: Bumble scraps 'women-first' chat rule, users divided — BBC

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