While Bumble markets women’s empowerment through its “first-move” feature, this research investigates how the platform’s 24-hour messaging requirement creates temporal constraints that potentially undermine its stated feminist goals. By analyzing how these time-based features influence user behavior and create additional forms of labor for women, this study reveals tensions between Bumble’s empowerment claims and its disciplinary mechanisms.
Category: academia
CFP: Digital Dating Research for ADDA 4
Do you research digital dating and are you interested in attending the 4th Approaches to Digital Discourse Analysis Conference (ADDA 4) at University of Klagenfurt (Austria) from Oct 12-14, 2023? Join the ADDA 4 Digital Dating & Discourse Network to connect with others about participating, presenting, and/or getting involved as a panel organization.
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