The CJI-ProPublica investigation revealed that Match Group — the industry’s behemoth with $1.7 billion in annual revenues and owner of 45 of the nation’s most popular dating platforms — screens for registered sex offenders on its flagship paid Match application but does not do so on its free apps, which include OkCupid, PlentyofFish and Tinder (the most popular of its offerings).
The House subcommittee released the letters it sent to executives at Match Group, Bumble, Grindr and The Meet Group, which request that they provide a broad assortment of information about their users and policies by Feb. 13. That includes “all policies and procedures referring or relating to whether you allow registered sex offenders or those convicted of violent crimes to use your product or service,” as well as how the companies determine whether a user is a registered sex offender and what actions they take when they reach such a conclusion. In addition, the subcommittee is requesting demographic information on the companies’ users and any communications online dating platforms have had with law enforcement agencies related to investigations involving their services.
ProPublica and CJI’s investigation into Match Group uncovered multiple examples of registered sex offenders using online dating platforms to reoffend and revealed a company that has often resisted legislative attempts to improve the safety of online dating while simultaneously successfully fending off lawsuits by individuals who were assaulted by people they met on the company’s dating sites.
https://www.propublica.org/article/dating-apps-can-be-dangerous-congress-is-investigating#176258
The House subcommittee released the letters it sent to executives at Match Group, Bumble, Grindr and The Meet Group, which request that they provide a broad assortment of information about their users and policies by Feb. 13. That includes “all policies and procedures referring or relating to whether you allow registered sex offenders or those convicted of violent crimes to use your product or service,” as well as how the companies determine whether a user is a registered sex offender and what actions they take when they reach such a conclusion. In addition, the subcommittee is requesting demographic information on the companies’ users and any communications online dating platforms have had with law enforcement agencies related to investigations involving their services.
ProPublica and CJI’s investigation into Match Group uncovered multiple examples of registered sex offenders using online dating platforms to reoffend and revealed a company that has often resisted legislative attempts to improve the safety of online dating while simultaneously successfully fending off lawsuits by individuals who were assaulted by people they met on the company’s dating sites.
https://www.propublica.org/article/dating-apps-can-be-dangerous-congress-is-investigating#176258
