JDI Dating fined $616,165 by FTC
 

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/dating-s...king-profiles/ :Oh crap

I think we are going to see a lot more of this.

The JDI peeps are small fry in this business, very unlucky indeed to be singled out.

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Not good for the tube business either :thumbsup:thumbsup

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Hmm never heard for them,and i know for tons of dating sites.

They post here often

Ouch!! That's harsh - but I am wondering too, how they are the ones of all of them that do that, that got singled out? Seems strange for a new, or newer, one to get slapped and not some of the older and much much bigger ones. :Oh crap

T's and C's.

so competition have spoken? i mean, competition have reported them? anyway, only good for business, hope ftc will charge every dating company doing that, and they can also charge every adult company doing unauthorizes charges ... it will be a better business again ... :2 cents:

I absolutely and 200% agree with you on this - all the crap that is in the industry is just making it harder and harder - the only trouble is, those same people just keep coming back as someone else and fucking over the same people over and over as a different name and company - so it's tough! But it is time for some changes for damn sure.

many dating sites do this, most of the software you buy has this set up

is there a dating site that doesn't do this?

:party-smi

"You reap what you sow"


Offering fake content and hidden rebills builds consumer confidence -- NOT!
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lol at 600k

thats a drop in the bucket compared to what they made

This was added to the TOS on page 512 section C.

The 180 days cancellation notice was added to page 215 section A of the TOS

Now everybody is happy.... Coming next month.... $200 Pay Per Join promotion :helpme

Exactly

Could it have been this that put the feds in their sites? "JDI renewed those memberships in many cases without consent"

12Clicks has a dating site?..

I sure hope the affiliates still get paid

Even Yahoo is involved in the fake profile dating scheme. I've seen small popups at the bottom right in Yahoo mail with "someone sent you a message". JDI must have been a target due to not disclosing it in their Terms.

my thoughts

I'm a bit surprised by this actually. I thought it was pretty common practice/knowledge that this went on. I could only really see this as a serious issue if they had stolen the pics or done something crazy to get the profiles.

Without sarcasm this is meant to be read and implemented by JDI and any other operator of "dating" sites. It is not one of ours, but a well written article within the TOS of Dating Gold and Cupid PLC:

FOR AMUSEMENT PURPOSES ONLY

The Sites are for the personal, non-commercial use of Users.
You understand and accept that our site, while built in the form of a personals service, is an entertainment service. All profiles are provided for the amusement and entertainment of our members and our users. You are not guaranteed that you will find a date, a companion, or an activity partner, or that you will meet any of our members in person.
THIS SITE USES FANTASY PROFILES CALLED ONLINE CUPIDS®: You understand, acknowledge, and agree that some of the user profiles posted on this site may be fictitious and operated by the Site or its contractors. These profiles and related messages are conspicuously labeled with the Online Cupids logo. . Our Online Cupids® service is part of Our efforts to 1) monitor the use of Our services, to enforce Our policies; 2) educate users regarding the Site's various features, options and communication tools; 3) stimulate conversation with users; 4) and to encourage further and broader participation in all of our Site's services, including the posting of additional information and/or pictures to the users' profiles.
Messages sent from our Online Cupids® service may be automatically generated with no human involvement, and Online Cupids® messages and/or correspondence may be generated by third-parties hired or contracted by Us. The Online Cupids® service is also intended to proactively monitor user activities and other communications to ensure compliance with Our Privacy Policy, internal operating policies, and Our Terms and Conditions.
You understand, acknowledge, and agree that the information, text, and pictures contained in the Online Cupids® service profiles do not pertain to any actual person, but are included for entertainment and educational purposes only. Nothing contained in any Online Cupids® service profile or message is intended to describe or resemble any real person - living or dead. Any similarity between Online Cupids® user profile descriptions or images and any person is purely coincidental.
Please also note that a single Online Cupid contractor may be involved with more than one (1) profile on our Site. Online Cupids® service profiles and messages can be readily identified by You and distinguished from member profiles and messages by the above-referenced logo appearing on each Online Cupids® profile and communication.
You further understand, acknowledge, and agree that, from time-to-time, Online Cupids® profiles may contact both free users and paid users via computer-generated Instant Messages or emails for purposes referenced above. These messages may be transmitted to multiple recipients at the same or similar time(s). Messages from Online Cupids® profiles will contain the uniform designation "Online Cupid" to notify the user that a message has been received from an Online Cupids® profile. In the event the user responds to an Online Cupids® message, either via email or Instant Message, the user may receive one or more additional personal or automated responses from the Online Cupids® profile.
You understand, acknowledge, and agree that no physical meeting will ever take place between you and the individuals providing our Online Cupids® service, and that the exchange of messages between you and the Online Cupids® profile is for entertainment purposes, as well as to encourage further or broader participation in our site's services and/or to monitor user activities.
Notwithstanding the above, the user is not guaranteed a response to any message sent to an Online Cupids® profile (or another user).
We reserve the right to utilize the Online Cupids® service in connection with other features of our Site, either now existing, or to be developed in the future (E.g.: Hotlists, Friend Invites, etc.).
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Good, these guys are deserve it!!

So when I'm in Chicago and it says this hottie is a mile away and wants to meet me and then I go to Tampa and the same hottie is a mile away and wants to meet it's not real?

I thought she was so in love she was following me. Fuck gonna die old and alone for sure. :1orglaugh