Match Group
Brands
The Latest
Tinder
Class-action lawsuit takes a swipe at online dating app’s new policy to charge for unlimited likes.
The Math of Match’s Millions
What the dating site actually means when it says 25,000 people join every day.
eHarmony vs. Match.com
Dating website eHarmony claims in its television and web ads that it makes more marriages than anyone else.
Class-Action Tracker
OkCupid
Allegations: Enticing users to pay to connect with “A-List” users who have “liked” their profile when most, if not all, of the users who “like” them have inactive accounts
Match
Allegations: Deceptively advertising “free” accounts and then inducing consumers to sign up for paid subscriptions, misleadingly advertising that consumers who purchased a six-month subscription received a “match GUARANTEE,” and making…
Match Group’s Dating Apps and Websites
Allegations: Requiring consumers to upload photos to create an account without adequately disclosing why and how long the companies were collecting, storing, and using biometric data
Tinder’s Collection of Biometric Data
Allegations: Misrepresenting that biometric facial scans from video selfies are only used for Photo Verification purposes without adequately disclosing why and how long the dating app was collecting, storing, and…
Tinder’s Photo Verification
Allegations: Falsely representing that Tinder’s Photo Verification is a safety feature that gives “verified” status to users who are real people when the platform does not verify the identity of…
Tinder Notifications
Allegations: Using “fake” notifications saying that “7 people like you” to induce consumers to pay $15 to subscribe
Match.com Subscribers
In May 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Match Group for allegedly failing to disclose that people who subscribe to Match.com will receive messages from individuals identified as members…
Tinder Dating App
July 2015: This action was dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled.. The reasons for the dismissal have not been disclosed. April 2015: A class-action…
Match.com Subscriptions
In April 2015, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed a class-action lawsuit they filed against Match.com. The complaint, which was filed earlier that same month, alleged that the company deceptively marketed its online…
Tinder
In March 2015, a false advertising class-action lawsuit was filed against Tinder, Inc. (an online dating application for mobile phones where users “swipe” their finger across the screen to either…