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Prohibited Content Categories on Bumble

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Users are prohibited from posting specified categories of content, and Bumble has the basis to act against content falling within these categories.

Interpretive note: The excerpt is truncated after 'defamatory or libelous' and the full list of restricted content categories is not visible. The canonical claim is limited to the three categories present in the quoted language.

Recent Activity

This document changed recently

Medium Jun 18, 2026

The updated terms reframe BeePitched from a collaborative pitch-sharing feature to a standalone content generation and distribution tool under user control. Users are now solely responsible for obtaining permissions, ensuring content legality, and distributing completed pitches themselves. Bumble clarifies it does not host or distribute pitches after generation and retains content only briefly (24 hours post-download, 7 days if not completed) for moderation purposes. Bumble reserves the right to review, refuse to generate, remove, or restrict access to any content that violates the terms or community guidelines, and may suspend access to the feature if misuse is identified.

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Medium May 19, 2026

The updated terms state that Bumble's license to use your uploaded content is now limited to distribution to other app users when they are using the app, rather than the previously stated right to make content available to the general public. This represents a narrowing of the company's stated rights over user content. Additionally, the terms now explicitly disclose five scenarios in which Bumble may request account verification: to prevent fake accounts and fraud, to confirm age compliance in certain jurisdictions, to detect unusual account access, to prevent payment fraud, and to enforce community guidelines. The terms also clarify that uninstalling the app does not delete your account, and you must manually follow account deletion steps to permanently remove it.

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Clause Stability Stable

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Changes
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Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 1795 other provisions on other platforms.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

You may not post content on Bumble that is illegal, encourages or promotes illegal activity, is harmful to minors, or is defamatory or libelous.

How other platforms handle this

Wyze Medium

User Content may not: be unlawful, libelous, defamatory, obscene, pornographic, indecent, lewd, suggestive, harassing, threatening, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory or fraudulent

Glassdoor Medium

We don't allow Content that includes negative comments about identifiable individuals outside of this group.

Google Ads Medium

Content that promotes cruelty or gratuitous violence towards animals

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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we have to impose restrictions on certain content which: is illegal or encourages, promotes or incites any illegal activity; is harmful to minors; is defamatory or libelous...

— Excerpt from Bumble's Bumble Terms and Conditions

Provision details

Document information
Document
Bumble Terms and Conditions
Entity
Bumble
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 21, 2026
Last verified
May 21, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-034040
Document ID
CA-D-00225
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
91287864c14cf62c71789d3f950c3bb97af29965f09b4f159c9005d072aff3ec
Analysis generated
May 21, 2026 03:22 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Bumble
Document: Bumble Terms and Conditions
Record ID: CA-P-034040
Captured: 2026-05-21 03:22:18 UTC
SHA-256: 91287864c14cf62c…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bumble/bumble-terms-and-conditions/provision/CA-P-034040/prohibited-content-categories-on-bumble/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
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High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does Bumble's Prohibited Content Categories on Bumble clause do?

Users are prohibited from posting specified categories of content, and Bumble has the basis to act against content falling within these categories.

How does this clause affect you?

You may not post content on Bumble that is illegal, encourages or promotes illegal activity, is harmful to minors, or is defamatory or libelous.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 246 platforms. See the full comparison.

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