Dating app Bumble bans body-shaming

A survey suggests one in four Britons has been body-shamed online via a dating app or social media (Bumble/PA)

Dating app Bumble is banning body-shaming from its platform in a bid to create a kinder and more respectful experience for users.

Under the firm’s updated rules, unsolicited and derogatory comments made about someone’s appearance, body shape, size or health are explicitly disallowed, including language considered fat-phobic, ableist, racist, colourist, homophobic or transphobic.