The Confederation acts against deceptive practices by dating companies.
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Lazia, 19 October 2019 — The National Convention of 2019 has moved to ban deceptive practices by dating companies, among them the use of fake accounts to coax users into paying for subscriptions.
The measure was prompted by a lawsuit brought by the American Federal Trade Commission against Match Group, the parent company of leading dating sites including Match.com, OkCupid and Tinder, which the commission accuses of knowingly using “deceptive or unfair practices to induce consumers to subscribe to Match.com and to keep them subscribed”. According to the complaint, Match.com users were messaged by fraudulent accounts and led to believe the overtures came from genuine romantic interests, the better to persuade them to pay; the FTC says hundreds of thousands of people subscribed after receiving communications from fake profiles.
Asked for his view, President Van der Huijsen did not mince words. “The usage of fake dating profiles is not only deceptive, it’s also disgusting,” he said. “The thought that people who genuinely think they’re chatting with people looking for love might instead be talking with chat-freelancers is disturbing. I fully support the ban.”
Edited for the relaunch of the Courant van Lazia.
