Bond with your Bumble match over Netflix shows through new in-app game

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Bumble and Netflix have partnered to host a weekly in-app Netflix-themed game called Netflix Nights In. You can play against your match to see who can answer the questions correctly. A recent Bumble survey found that 78% of users think it's easier to talk to matches if they have similar tastes in movies and TV shows. 

Netflix Nights In will start on Monday, January 30, and end on March 13. The game will be available to Bumble users in the US, Canada, and the UK. Every Monday, the question will revolve around one show, including Emily in Paris, Stranger Things, Squid Game, Selling Sunset, Love Is Blind, and Outer Banks. The correct answer won't be revealed until both users pick their responses.

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Bumble dating app brings Ted Lasso's Bantr to life

Bumble, the women-first dating and social networking app, has recently partnered with Apple’s global hit Emmy Award-winning comedy Ted Lasso to let members experience Bantr, the fictitious dating app featured on the show.

A weekly Bantr Live experience will be available free of charge in Bumble’s Date Mode and people on Bumble can RSVP directly within the app. 

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Bumble brings 'Ted Lasso' dating app to life

If you were wondering if Bantr would be a good fit to try out, you'd get to find that out soon. The chat dating app on the hit Apple TV+ show Ted Lasso is coming to Bumble. It's going to be a new feature called Bantr Live, where you get three minutes to chat with another Bantr Live player without seeing a photo of them (similar to the premise of Bantr on the show). 

When your three minutes are up, you'll be asked if you want to match. You'll then see a small image of the other person. After you click yes or no, you'll be asked if you want to chat with someone new. The feature will be live every Thursday at 7pm starting on October 13 until December 31. The chat sessions will last until 8pm. So, you can use up the entire time to talk to different people. At the end of the session or when you choose to exit Bantr Live, you'll see if you made matches. The matches you've made (those that clicked yes) will show up on your regular Bumble Date queue.

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Bumble won't allow you to share bikini, bra photos indoors

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Dating app Bumble has a strange policy in place that we won't surprise you'll question. You can apparently take swimsuit and bra photos outdoors but not indoors. The app, which markets itself as empowering to women, took down pictures of artist Cali Rockowitz wearing a bralette indoors. If you took that or shirtless outdoors, then it's okay (but don't attempt to fake an outdoor shot).

According to the company, this policy took effect in 2016 after receiving complaints from users and research. According to the company, shirtless bathroom selfies were the "most swiped left on," so it decided to crack down on swimsuit and underwear shots, too. But if taken outdoors, these reflect a "natural setting" for bikinis. As Rockowitz commented on BuzzFeed News' story, "If they're going to enact the policy, they should assess it on a case by case basis. They can't just blanket this algorithm."

Source: Engadget