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Tinder, Hinge, other dating apps turn users into 'addicts,' suit says. For some single people, it's just the routine: swipe, scroll through photos, swipe, match, swipe, swipe and you guessed it swipe again. The never-ending dating app cycle can often make users feel stuck, either in their path to a partner or in the very app itself. But a lawsuit claims the latter part sorry, you probably can't sue for being single just yet is by design, keeping users hooked to generate more profit for the apps while violating consumer and business laws in the process.
The proposed class-action suit, aptly filed on Valentine's Day in a California U. One of those "marketing promises" the six plaintiffs, hailing from four different states, point to is Hinge's slogan: "Designed to be Deleted. Examples of this include push notifications that "prey on users' fear of missing out on any potential matches" and incentive rewards that "punish users from disengaging and reward compulsive users," the suit states.
Lawsuit claims app hacks 'literally everything' In response, Match said the lawsuit has "zero merit" and is "ridiculous. Anyone who states anything else doesn't understand the purpose and mission of our entire industry. Though many of its apps are free to download, they often offer premium features or subscriptions that they claim will increase users' visibility to others, thereby maximizing one's likelihood of getting a match. It also notes more than a third of online dating users have paid to use a platform, and those who have paid reported more positive experiences than those who have never paid.
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