Woman sues online dating site

Women sued for defamation after sharing alleged dating misconduct on social media

But, a new lawsuit filed in America posits a different complaint: it alleges that dating apps including Hinge and Tinder are designed to get users addicted and that should make us all very concerned about using them. Match is the parent company of several of the biggest dating apps, including Hinge, Tinder, and OKCupid. Their statement continued: "Our business model is not based on advertising or engagement metrics. We actively strive to get people on dates every day and off our apps. Anyone who states anything else doesn't understand the purpose and mission of our entire industry. Jonathan Badeen, the co-founder of Tinder who designed the app's swiping mechanism spawning a thousand cultural touch points and revolutionising the way we talk about online dating , has previously said it was inspired by a study where pigeons were conditioned to believe food randomly delivered into a tray was caused by their pecking.

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It was filed by six dating app users and seeks class action status. Though it focuses on adults, the lawsuit comes as tech companies face increasing scrutiny over addictive features that harm young people's mental health. Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram , for instance, faces a lawsuit by dozens of states accusing it of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by designing features on Instagram and Facebook that addict children to its platforms. Representatives for Dallas -based Match did not immediately respond for comment. Just recently, Desperate Housewives actress Teri Hatcher revealed her dating profile had been deleted after it was thought to be fake. And then they kicked me off…. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later?

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Mary Kay Beckman, 50, claims in a lawsuit filed earlier this month that she joined the website looking for a "healthy loving relationship," but instead was nearly killed. Beckman says she went on a few dates in October with Wade Ridley, but after ending the relationship came home one day to find him in her garage with a knife. Ridley "brutally stabbed [Beckman] 10 times with a knife about her head, face and upper body, until the overwhelming force he applied to the stabbing caused the knife to break," according to court documents.

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Here's Why You Shouldn't Share Bad Date Stories on Social Media

A group of local women may have to defend themselves in court after they took to social media to warm other women about a potential suitor. Stewart Lucas Murrey is suing 12 women for defamation, sex-based discrimination and invasion of privacy, after they posted about him in the "Are we dating the same guy? In , Olivia Berger went on a date with Murrey after connecting with him online. She says she didn't give the encounter much thought until stumbling upon a post in the Facebook group which included photos of Murrey, asking members to share any encounters they may have had with him.

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