[martin-adams]

The problem I face with building web apps where the elements are draggable or clickable, is that the browser also selects the text. The easiest solution is to disable text selection.

But I’d love to know if there’s a better solution to keep text selection somehow.

[smelendez]

This is probably the issue in apps like Bumble—trying to keep the interface ultra simple and clean. Unfortunately the makers of apps like this are thinking in large numbers and not really considering issues like translation.

It may also be to make it harder for users to slip in copy-and-paste references to material on other sites for spam or other purposes. Occasionally I'll see someone list an Instagram or Snapchat ID on a dating site, and they're often doing something at least semi-dodgy.

Another issue might be reducing profile plagiarism.