FORBES – June 3 – Mary Kay Beckman suffered an online dating nightmare. She met Wade Mitchell Ridley on Match.com. Three months later, Ridley “ambushed” her at her home, repeatedly stabbing and kicking her. Later, she learn that Ridley was suspected of previously murdering an ex-girlfriend. She sued Match.com. Last week, Beckman’s lawsuit was dismissed. Beckman argued that she wasn’t suing Match.com for Ridley’s posts. Instead, she said she was suing Match.com for failing to protect her from Ridley. Incidents like this are not good publicity for Match.com. So even though the law says the sites aren’t liable for their users’ actions, most branded websites typically care enough about their reputation that they will voluntarily undertake measures designed to protect their members.
by Eric Goldman
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iDating sites seek to improve on the real world, but…I guarantee there are murderers and felons on most Internet dating sites. They way most sites currently improve on the real world is by taking down credit card info, and making it so people can be traced more easily. Men who join idating sites with malicious intent are very unwise. They can be traced a lot more easily than if they had simply met someone at a bar.