Tinder must pay multi-million dollar fine for discriminating against "mature" users

There is bad news for Tinder. At the end of a legal battle that lasted more than a year, the developer of the famous dating app has to pay a fine of about 17 million dollars of dollars.

What are the fees? The company at the origin of the claim is accused of discriminate against "mature" usersthat they had to pay a differential rate to access the premium features of the platform.

The cost of years

Near 230 thousand Tinder users sued the company who manages the tool, including a variant of the service launched in 2015. The one aimed at Tinder Plus, the premium edition of the application to make appointments without some of the restrictions of the traditional version. For example, it allows you to spy on an unlimited number of profiles and create more "super likes".

The conflict erupted because of the rate table. Users under 29 paid $ 9.99 to access Tinder Plus, The over 30s had to pay $ 10 more.

At the launch of the premium version in 2015, Tinder defended the rate differential by pointing out that "young users are just as excited about Tinder Plus, but they have a tighter budget and that is why they need a lower price to be able to use the service. "

At that time, they compared their decision with that of others software They charge less money to the students.

Beyond his arguments, Tinder has agreed with the California courts, the United States, to pay $ 11.5 million to plaintiffs and an additional $ 5.75 million in loans.

In addition to the fine, there will be more fees that vary depending on the age of the user. That yes: for the moment, this measure applies only to Californian soil, reported the site. The edge.