Dating app conglomerate Match Group has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission $14 million in a settlement of a 2019 suit.

Six years ago, the FTC alleged that Match Group used fake advertisements of potential matches to lure people to buy paid subscriptions. The suit also alleged that the company deceived users in other ways, like making "guarantees," not providing services it told users it would, and making it difficult for users to cancel subscriptions.

In 2022, a judge dismissed much of the suit , citing that Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act deemed Match Group not liable as it was an online publisher. But now, Match Group is paying $14 million of the original $884 million the FTC sought, the agency announced. Match has also agreed to "permanently stop" d

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