{"id":706,"date":"2016-10-08T00:46:08","date_gmt":"2016-10-08T00:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rsoftsolution.com\/blog\/bumble-bans-mirror-selfies-and-other-dumb-photos-from-users-profiles.html"},"modified":"2016-10-08T00:46:08","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T00:46:08","slug":"bumble-bans-mirror-selfies-and-other-dumb-photos-from-users-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/bumble-bans-mirror-selfies-and-other-dumb-photos-from-users-profiles.html","title":{"rendered":"Bumble bans mirror selfies and other dumb photos from users\u2019 profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"


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There are certain kinds of photos users of dating apps tend to loathe, and the suggestive mirror selfie tends to be at the top of that list, somewhere near\u00a0photos of guys holding a fish and gym selfies. That\u2019s why today, the dating app Bumble has\u00a0taken action <\/a>to ban selfies\u00a0of users posing in their underwear, or while wearing swimsuits indoors. In addition, you can no longer upload photos of just your child, though Bumble hasn\u2019t gone so far as to ban images of children altogether.<\/p>\n

Banning pictures of kids on their own makes a lot of sense. After all, the kids didn\u2019t agree to join a dating app \u2013 this\u00a0app is for adults who are 18 or older.<\/p>\n

It also limits children\u2019s exposure to potential predators, and respects the children\u2019s\u00a0right to privacy. However, Bumble will still allow photos of parents and children together, and will continue to leave it up to its users as to whether or not they\u2019ll take the step of blurring out their children\u2019s faces.<\/p>\n

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Banning\u00a0mirror selfies, on the other hand? Well, prepare for some backlash.<\/p>\n

While many people agree that people\u00a0who take these kinds of photos are generally the<\/em> worst<\/em> (or are on the app because they\u2019re mainly trolling for hookups), there\u2019s something to be said for allowing people to post whatever stupid photo of themselves they\u2019d like.<\/p>\n

After all, it\u2019s a great way to weed out the narcissists, isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

And, hey, maybe sometimes you are<\/em> just looking for a hookup. Spotting a half-nude mirror selfie certainly seems to indicate that you\u2019d have\u00a0a better shot at succeeding with that\u00a0goal by swiping right on these suggestive profiles.<\/p>\n

I mean, really, who is Bumble to judge? Everyone\u2019s gotta eat.<\/p>\n

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Fine, fine. We get it.<\/p>\n

Bumble is the app by women, for women, so it\u2019s trying to eliminate some of the skeeviness you\u2019ll find on rival dating apps like its top competitor Tinder. Force the men on Bumble to put their clothes back on, and you\u2019ll at least give the appearance of being a more respectable, more legitimate, dating app.<\/p>\n

However, if users\u00a0absolutely feel the need to pose in some state of undress on their\u00a0dating profiles, Bumble says that photos in swimsuits are okay if you\u2019re actually \u2013 you know \u2013 at the beach or pool. Meanwhile, men can still go all beefcake on us by posing shirtless at the gym. Great<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Along with these now-banned images, Bumble also addressed a few other concerns with photos on profiles. It says that faces in your profile pictures must be clearly visible and show your eyes. Plus, while photos with friends are fine, you need to mix in solo photos so people know which person you are in the group, the company notes.<\/p>\n

Bumble claims it\u2019s not trying to be the \u201cprude police\u201d with all these bans, but is rather responding to what the data tells it. Mirror selfies don\u2019t actually work, it found. The most swiped left profiles (rejected profiles) are mirror selfie pics, and\u00a086% of the profiles that get\u00a0reported contain these sorts of photos, too.<\/p>\n

The photo moderation features are in effect now, the company says.<\/p>\n

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