FTC Sues Match.com Owner, Alleging Deception, ‘Fake Love Interest’
The FTC sued the owner of Match.com Wednesday, alleging it “used fake love interest” ads to trick hundreds of thousands of users into buying subscriptions. Match.com owner Match Group also owns Tinder, OKCupid, Plenty of Fish and other dating services.…
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“Match.com conned people into paying for subscriptions via messages the company knew were from scammers,” said Consumer Protection Bureau Director Andrew Smith. Match users can create free accounts, but a paid subscription is required to reply to messages. Match called the allegations “completely meritless.” The agency “misrepresented internal emails and relied on cherry-picked data to make outrageous claims and we intend to vigorously defend ourselves against these claims in court,” it said.