Bumble’s ‘Safety Guide’ for women: A look at the six common types of online harassment

Online dating app Bumble has announced the launch of its new initiative ‘Stand for Safety’ in partnership with Red Dot Foundation’s public safety platform Safe City. The women-first dating app, Bumble has posted a safety guide on its website educating women on how to identify and tackle online abuse on any platform.

Bumble India has shared a few statistics from their nationwide survey as well. They have reported that 83 per cent of women in India have faced online harassment of some sort and one of three of these women had to endure it weekly. The incidents of cyberbullying did not see a decrease since the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic.