BLOOMBERG – Match Group won't have to pay $844M sought by federal regulators who accused the company of defrauding customers by failing to screen out fake accounts and messages. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade in Dallas dismissed most of the Federal Trade Commission's 2019 lawsuit, saying the Communications Decency Act protects Match as an online publisher. Match must still defend against the FTC's remaining claims, including that Match.com tricks users into subscribing by offering satisfaction guarantees with hidden strings, and that the app's confusing and complicated online cancellation process continues billing customers who think they've canceled their accounts. The FTC also claims Match.com prematurely cuts off some subscribers' access if they complain about the service.
by Laurel Brubaker Calkins
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