Bloomberg Talks
00:06:41 · Tim Stenovec, George Arison
[00:06:41] S1: You know, I'm glad you said the older users. I mean, in preparation for this interview, I spoke to some of my friends in the community to ask them about their experience on Grindr. And they are older than 35. They live here in New York City. And they told me, they reported, I'm just reading from my text here, encountering bots, hustlers, OnlyFans creators on the platform. And this sense that it was a better platform in the past than it's become. What do you say to them? [00:07:10] S2: I think... All social networks have challenges with bots, and we do as well. We also spend a ton of time, money, and effort on ensuring that bots are removed from the product as quickly as possible. It's actually been a really big investment effort for us over the last 18 months. We've built a lot of technology to identify bad actors quickly and remove them, and I think that all metrics that we track show that things are a lot better now than they have ever been, honestly, on that front, in terms of us being able to identify bad actors and remove them. We are very open to people being on the platform for whatever reason that they want to be, whether it's friendships, meeting for long-term relationships, or other things. And so we're not going to tell an OnlyFans creator they cannot be on the platform. Obviously, we do not want them to be advertising OnlyFans on the platform. We want them to be there for the same things that other people are, which is building relationships.
00:07:10 · George Arison, Carol Massar
[00:07:10] S2: I think... All social networks have challenges with bots, and we do as well. We also spend a ton of time, money, and effort on ensuring that bots are removed from the product as quickly as possible. It's actually been a really big investment effort for us over the last 18 months. We've built a lot of technology to identify bad actors quickly and remove them, and I think that all metrics that we track show that things are a lot better now than they have ever been, honestly, on that front, in terms of us being able to identify bad actors and remove them. We are very open to people being on the platform for whatever reason that they want to be, whether it's friendships, meeting for long-term relationships, or other things. And so we're not going to tell an OnlyFans creator they cannot be on the platform. Obviously, we do not want them to be advertising OnlyFans on the platform. We want them to be there for the same things that other people are, which is building relationships. [00:07:59] S0: George, so appreciate it. We like the relationship we're having with you. Thank you. Come back soon. George Arison, CEO of Grindr.