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
Case Name (Date)
D’Alessio et al. v. Match Group, LLC
21-cv-5765, S.D.N.Y.
(July 2021)
Product/Service
Match
Allegations
Deceptively advertising “free” accounts and then inducing consumers who create “free” profiles to sign up for paid subscriptions by sending them messages from other members that require a paid subscription to view
Misleadingly advertising that consumers who purchased a six-month subscription received a “match GUARANTEE” and those that did not “meet someone special” during their first six months would receive an additional six months free when the terms and conditions of this offer were not adequately disclosed and were “nearly impossible” for consumers to meet
Making it difficult for consumers to cancel their subscriptions and automatically charging them for a new term at the end of each subscription period
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled.
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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
Match.com Subscribers
Match.com Subscriptions
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