Tinder Gets User’s Photo Verification Suit Sent to Arbitration

Tinder Inc. convinced a federal judge that a user claiming the company misrepresents its photo verification process agreed to terms of use that included an arbitration clause.

The US District Court for the District of New Jersey rejected the consumer’s argument that the terms of use were inconspicuous and the company’s sign-wrap agreement was deficient.

• The lead plaintiff, Sylvia Ciapinska, “created numerous accounts and even purchased a subscription indicating sufficient opportunity to consult and assent to the TOU before continuing to use the platform,” Judge Jamel K. Semper said Aug. 30
• Ciapinska brought a proposed class action against the dating ...