Millonaria condemns Tinder for discrimination against people over 30 – ElSol.com.ar – Diario de Mendoza, Argentina

The Tinder dating platform will pay a total of $ 23,000,000 to some 230,000 people who have filed a clbad action against the company in the United States. to discriminate with a higher price for users aged 30 or over, according to a generalized extra-judicial agreement.

The lawsuit, filed last April in a California court, accused Tinder of "discriminating" users over 29 by accusing them twice as much for subscribing to Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold payment services, which feature some advantages. additional to the free service.

The company justified this price difference by ensuring that teenagers and 20-year-olds have lower purchasing power and need lower prices to use the service, but the applicants felt that it was there. of an age discrimination exercise.

With the agreement, each of the 230,000 applicants will automatically receive 50 Super Likes (a payment option indicating a great interest in knowing a specific person on the platform), which would amount to a disbursement of 50 USD.

Super like is a Tinder function that a user uses when he wants to indicate that a person with a profile in the application likes him very much. According to those responsible for the application, the ability to establish a triple relationship when the function is used.

In addition, applicants who expressly request it can opt for $ 25 in cash, the same value in extra Super Likes or a one – month subscription to Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold.

The company has also committed to stop charging different user fees depending on their age, but it only reaches the California constituency.