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To save everyone a click, here is the entire text behind the link: They say all's fair in love and war, but those that have used Tinder will probably disagree.
by Kliment 9y ago
To save everyone a click, here is the entire text behind the link:
They say all's fair in love and war, but those that have used Tinder will probably disagree. And that includes Allan Candelore, a man suing the dating app over the pricing of its premium service, Tinder Plus. Candelore and his lawyers argue that charging $9.99 a month to users under 30, and $19.99 a month to those over 30, is age discrimination, and violates two California laws: the Unruh Civil Rights Act and the Unfair Competition Law.
Tinder co-founder Sean Rad said, "Our intent is to provide a discount for our younger users", and while a lower court agreed with him, a California appeals court reversed the decision in a lengthy statement that suggested "some older consumers will be 'more budget constrained' and less willing to pay". Then, in a "how do you do, fellow kids?" move, the court concluded its opinion on the previous ruling with "Accordingly, we swipe left, and reverse". It's not yet clear how this judgement will affect pricing in the future -- we've reached out to Tinder for comment.
- QuotedForTruth 9y agoAnd here is the actual opinion PDF: http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B270172.PDF http://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/B270172.PDF
- slowmovintarget 9y agoRight. That isn't an "article" it's a caption.
- rovek 9y agoIn fairness to the author there really isn't much to say. I guess they could have just shared the court ruling straight up though. I was expecting some interesting analysis of how dating platform subscriptions affect different demographics but it's literally just obvious, arbitrary discrimination.
- revicon 9y agoIs the opposite also "age discrimination"? McDonalds sells coffee at a discount to people over age 55.