{"id":196471,"date":"2019-12-31T21:15:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-31T13:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1815076\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T21:15:33","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T13:15:33","slug":"sharon-stones-bumble-dating-account-reinstated-after-confusion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2019\/12\/31\/sharon-stones-bumble-dating-account-reinstated-after-confusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Stone\u2019s Bumble Dating Account Reinstated After Confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharon-stone-Getty-Images-650x366.jpg?resize=640%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"figcaption\">Sharon Stone (via Getty Images)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Celebrities, they&#8217;re just like us: Golden Globe winner Sharon Stone was blocked on dating app Bumble because users thought she was a fake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The actress, known for leading-lady roles in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Basic Instinct<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Casino<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, tweeted on Monday that her account was temporarily closed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Some users reported that it couldn&#8217;t possibly be me,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharonstone\/status\/1211521841417736193\"  rel=\"noopener\">Stone said<\/a>. &#8220;Hey [Bumble], is being me exclusionary? Don&#8217;t shut me out of the hive.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She followed up with a screenshot of the in-app notification.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"und\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wrsFpTkygp\">pic.twitter.com\/wrsFpTkygp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sharon Stone (@sharonstone) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sharonstone\/status\/1211539438167187458?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bumble was quick to respond: First via editorial director Clare O&#8217;Connor, who <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Clare_OC\/status\/1211579175829692418\"  rel=\"noopener\">promised<\/a> &#8220;this won&#8217;t happen again,&#8221; and later from the official company account.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There can only be one ? Stone. Looks like our users thought you were too good to be true. We\u2019ve made sure that you won\u2019t be blocked again. We hope that everyone in our community takes a sec to verify their profiles. (Catherine Tramell from Basic Instinct gets a pass today!)<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bumble (@bumble) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bumble\/status\/1211623912490098688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 30, 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Online dating once held such a stigma that only your therapist and closet, least judgemental friends knew about your digital escapades. But over the years, as more matches were made, the shame of meeting your significant other on the Internet has faded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.statista.com\/statistics\/976242\/adults-meeting-romantic-partner-through-dating-app-website-usa\"  rel=\"noopener\">According to Statista<\/a>, nearly half of online users in the US have met, or know someone who has met, a romantic partner through a dating site or app as of January 2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But Internet dating rarely turns out to be a <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You&#8217;ve Got Mail<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> meet-cute, with flowers, witty banter, and Central Park sunshine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, the Federal Trade Commission earlier this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/ftc-romance-scammers-extorted-143m-from-lonely-hearts-last-year-1774506\/\"  rel=\"noopener\">revealed that<\/a> lovey-dovey shakedowns account for more monetary losses ($143 million) than any other consumer fraud type.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That and seven seasons of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catfish: The TV Show<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> prove people across the country (and the world) can be easily lured into a trap. So Bumble users are justified in their distrust of &#8220;Sharon Stone&#8221;&#8216;s presence on the app.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Bumble representative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/sharon-stone-gets-blocked-on-dating-app-bumble\/#ftag=CAD590a51e\"  rel=\"noopener\">confirmed to CNET<\/a> that Stone&#8217;s profile is back in action.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Our apologies for the confusion as we&#8217;re so honored that Ms. Stone wants to be a part of the Hive,&#8221; the social network said. &#8220;However, being the icon that she is, we can understand how so many of our users felt it was too good to be true once they noticed her profile wasn&#8217;t photo verified.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More on Geek.com:<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/video-call-bumble-matches-without-exchanging-numbers-1794076\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Video Call Bumble Matches Without Exchanging Numbers<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/tech\/ai-powered-private-detector-protects-bumble-users-from-dick-pics-1784442\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-Powered &#8216;Private Detector&#8217; Protects Bumble Users From Dick Pics<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/woman-unknowingly-bragged-about-poaching-deer-to-game-warden-on-dating-app-1769222\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Woman Unknowingly Bragged About Poaching Deer to Game Warden on Dating App<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/culture\/the-geek-guide-to-online-dating-1745028\/\"  rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geek&#8217;s Guide to Online Dating<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/sharon-stone-Getty-Images-650x366.jpg\" width=\"650\" height=\"366\"><\/p>\n<div>Sharon Stone (via Getty Images)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Celebrities, they&rsquo;re just like us: Golden Globe winner Sharon Stone was blocked on dating app Bumble because users thought she was a fake. 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