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> Adjusting prices by demographic is so common in many industries. And often illegal. Discrimination based on sex/gender or age is (usually) prohibited in Eur
by M2Ys4U 6y ago
> Adjusting prices by demographic is so common in many industries.
And often illegal.
Discrimination based on sex/gender or age is (usually) prohibited in Europe, for example, unless there are very compelling grounds to do so.
- gridlockd 6y agoThe fact that there's a 10:1 ratio of male to female users on dating platforms might be considered "compelling".
- ChuckNorris89 6y agoIf we reverse the "expensive for older men" and call it "discount for younger men/free for women" is it still discrimination?
- a_f 6y agoOf course. The issue lies in the difference based on gender/age, not the weighting to either party
- rzwitserloot 6y ago> Discrimination based on sex/gender or age is (usually) prohibited in Europe From museums to bus fares, europe is littered with discounts for 65+ and <12 or <18. So is this a case where government run orgs get to price discriminate but business can't, or where the laws make explicit exceptions for gigantic subsets of the economy (I'd call transportation a pretty big sector), or... what? Your claim that price discriminating based on age is illegal in the EU is hard to believe without some proof.