Online dating safety: Here’s how Bumble’s digital safety handbook can help

Bumble recently announced the second edition of its Stand for Safety initiative in India. Under the initiative, the app is partnering with the Centre for Social Research (CSR) and Nyaaya to create a second handbook on digital safety. Bumble has also updated its terms and conditions to explicitly ban any unsolicited and derogatory comments made about someone’s appearance, body shape, size or health.

The dating app already comes with a few features to tackle digital safety issues. These include Private Detector, an AI-based picture that automatically detects and blurs unsolicited nude images, and an in-app Safety + Wellbeing Centre resource hub. Bumble also allows women to choose to use only their name’s first initial to create a dating profile, allowing users to share their full name later on whenever they are comfortable.