Federal Trade Commission v. Match Group Inc

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Case Number:

3:19-cv-02281

Court:

Texas Northern

Nature of Suit:

Other Statutes: Other Statutory Actions

Judge:

Ed Kinkeade

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  1. August 13, 2025

    Match Group To Pay $14M, Simplify Cancellations In FTC Deal

    Dating app developer Match Group Inc. will pay $14 million and has agreed to simplify its account cancellation process and cease locking consumers out of paid-for accounts to resolve the Federal Trade Commission's claims launched against it nearly six years ago.

  2. June 09, 2025

    Match Group Settles FTC's Fake-Unsubscribe Suit

    The Federal Trade Commission and Match Group Inc. settled an unfair trade practices suit at the eleventh hour on what would have been the first day of trial in Texas federal court Monday, ending claims that Match Group tricked customers into thinking they had unsubscribed when they hadn't.

  3. May 13, 2025

    Match Group Says Customer Gripes Can't Fly In FTC Ad Suit

    Match Group Inc. asked a Texas federal judge to bar the Federal Trade Commission from using "unsworn customer complaints" for evidence ahead of trial concerning the company's allegedly shady business practices, saying the complaints are unverified and classic hearsay.

  4. January 07, 2025

    Judge Sanctions Match For Glitch Ahead Of FTC Ad Trial

    A Texas federal judge on Tuesday sanctioned Match Group after the company failed to turn over sensitive emails to the Federal Trade Commission on time in a suit over alleged shady business practices, saying that the mistake was honest, but that the company still had not surrendered the documents in a timely manner.

  5. March 24, 2022

    Match Gets FTC's Misleading Dating Ad Suit Trimmed

    A Texas federal judge Thursday trimmed a Federal Trade Commission suit alleging Match Group Inc. employed a slew of unfair practices to ensnare customers, including message-generated advertisements, saying the online dating service company isn't liable for fraudulent messages written by third parties.

  6. October 18, 2019

    Match Looks To Swipe Left On FTC Misleading Dating Ads Suit

    Match Group Inc. on Thursday tore into a Federal Trade Commission suit alleging the online dating service company employed a slew of unfair practices to ensnare customers, urging a Texas federal court to toss what Match deemed a "classic example of government overreach."

  7. September 25, 2019

    FTC Has No Love For Match's Misleading Dating Ads

    The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday accused online dating giant Match Group Inc. of employing a slew of unfair practices to induce consumers to subscribe to Match.com and keep them subscribed.