FriendsApp Press Kit
Founder
Stephen Ellis — Founder of FriendsApp
Based in Spain
Mission: Solve loneliness through real human conversation, not AI companions.
About FriendsApp
FriendsApp is a conversation-first platform built entirely around real humans. No AI companions. No synthetic intimacy. No algorithmic containment.
Just people.
Movement: Humans Over Robots
A public stance against the robotification of human relationships.
Key message: AI is extraordinary — but human connection is sacred.
Key Articles
- Join Bumble — Speak to a Robot
- Bumble’s AI Concierge: The End of Human Dating?
- The Robotification of Bumble
- AI Companions Are Not Connection — They’re Containment
- Why Bumble’s AI Pivot Is Dangerous for Lonely Adults
- The Humans Over Robots Manifesto
- AI Is the Greatest Tool — And the Last Thing We Should Use for Human Relationships
Founder Statement
“AI is the most powerful tool humans have ever created — which is exactly why it must be kept away from the most fragile part of human life: real human relationships. Bumble forgot that. FriendsApp never will.”
Media Contact
Email: stephen@friendsapp.app
Website: https://friendsapp.app