Senators press Tinder parent company on dating scams

Senators pressure company that owns Tinder, Match.com to do more to stop romance scams

Two U.S. senators are pressing for answers about online dating scams from Match Group, the parent of several popular online dating services including Tinder and OurTime.

Republican and Democratic senators demand answers from Tinder parent company over romance scam concerns

Two U.S. senators are demanding answers from Match Group, which owns dating apps, including Tinder and Hinge, arguing its platforms' algorithms foster trust that romance scammers can take advantage of.Senator Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., and Senator Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., sent a letter Wednesday to Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff, calling on the company to detail steps it has taken to detect and prevent fraud, Reuters reported."We are also concern…

Senators press Tinder parent company on dating scams

Sens. Maggie Hassan and Marsha Blackburn requested information from Match Group on dating scams and fraud prevention measures on Tinder and its other platforms.

Senators push Match to act against dating scams on its apps

Two U.S. senators sent a letter to Tinder parent Match on September 24 pushing for action against dating scams on the company’s platforms and asking for information about its efforts to detect fraud and protect its users. In a letter to Match CEO Spencer Rascoff, Democratic Senator Maggie Hassan and Republican Senator Marsha Blackburn asked the company to provide documents about its policies and procedures related to fraudulent activity on its p…

Senators Marsha Blackburn and Maggie Hassan pen letter to Match CEO about romance scams

Two U.S. senators have sent a letter to Match Group to compel its CEO to act against romance scams. Romance scams occur when a scammer gains someone's trust — sometimes on a dating app — and then starts requesting money. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Americans lost $1.3 billion to romance scams in 2022. They're a global problem: In the UK, people lost £36.5 million to such schemes in 2023. SEE ALSO: As Tinder struggles to att…

Senators press Tinder parent company for answers about dating app scams

The senators said they were concerned that the algorithms pushed by Match Group, which owns the popular dating app Tinder, are vulnerable to scams.