Bumble, Inc.
Corporate Bias Rating
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Bumble often yields to political activism in shaping corporate governance, potentially alienating consumers, dividing employees, and harming shareholders. The company elevates merit, excellence, and integrity ahead of race and identity-based policies. Bumble occasionally embraces corporate initiatives that redirect its central focus from business goals to partisan policies and divisive issues at times. This approach fails to safeguard free exercise, free speech, and free enterprise.
View Full Corporate Bias Ratings ReportHas canceled customers, suppliers, or vendors due to their political views or religious beliefs OR corporately boycotts, divests, or sanctions regions, people groups, or industries.
Charitable giving (including employee matching programs) policies or practices discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or religious beliefs.
Bumble does not appear to discriminate against charitable organizations based on views or beliefs (1).
Employment policies fail to protect against viewpoint or other discrimination and/or are ideological in nature.
Bumble does not provide viewpoint protections for its employees (1).
Uses corporate reputation to support causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Bumble openly welcomes the LGBTQ+ community to use its platform and provides training and education on LGBTQ+ equality and allyship (1). The company published an article in 2020 announcing standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement and Bumble’s CEO published an article in opposition to the abortion ban (2). Bumble released new profile badges including reproductive rights, LGBTQIA+, and Black Lives Matter (3). The company is a member of the “Don’t Ban Equality” business coalition, which advocates against any abortion restrictions because they are “bad for business” (4).
Uses corporate funds to advance ideological causes, organizations, or policies hostile to freedom of expression.
Bumble provides a benefits package for employees that covers travel/lodging costs for an abortion (1)(2). The company partnered with The Trevor Project, “…donating $0.01 for every match made with the designated card…” Bumble, Inc. has made donations to My Sistah’s House, an LGBTQ+ temporary housing shelter, Equality Texas an LGBTQ+ advocacy program, and Trans Lifeline a trans support hotline (3)(4). Bumble made financial contributions to the ACLU and Planned Parenthood and set up a relief fund in support of the reproductive rights of women seeking abortions in Texas (5)(6). The company partnered with GLAAD and offers inclusive gender identity options on its dating platform (7).
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