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Why did Bumble drop ‘women making the first move’?

Season 1, Ep. 1262

Bumble received more than 20,000 legal threats alleging that the app discriminated against men by not allowing them to make the first move.


Writer: Casey Magloire

Producer: Casey Magloire

Host: Casey Magloire

Episode photography: Sofia Fenton

Executive Producer: Rebecca Moore



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