Two US senators sent a letter to Tinder The parent match on Wednesday insisted on actions against fraud on the company's platforms and ask for information about its efforts to detect fraud and protect their users.
In a letter, the comparison of the General Director Spencer Raskoff, the Senator -Democrat Maggie Hassan and the Senator -Republican Marshal Blackburn asked the company to provide documents about his policy and procedures related to fraudulent activities on its platforms.
Romantic frauds are often associated with scammers creating tempting, but fake profiles on dating applications, adding victims for a week or months before asking for gifts or money.
“We are also concerned that the match, thanks to its algorithmic design, creates confidence that romantic scammers can use,” the senators wrote.
Cybercrime of all lanes stands victims over us16 billion dollars Throughout the world last year, the Federal Bureau of Investigations reported in the April report, including hundreds of millions of dollars in losses caused by romantic fraud.
Senators gave a match, which also controls the hinge and Okcupid, until October 15, to provide evidence that he made efforts to prevent fraud with romantic data and factors that allow such fraud to arise on their platforms.
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The match said in a statement by e -mail to Reuters that senators senators are looking forward to “constructive conversations”.
“In recent years, we have made significant investments in the improved detection of fraud, advanced security functions and expanded partnerships with groups of law enforcement agencies, industry and civil society for better protection of our communities,” said Joel Roth, head of Match's Trust & Safety.
The match was previously caught in the regulatory crossing, with the US Federal Trade Commission. affirming In 2019, the company deliberately sent automated advertising via Match.com with an expression of interest from accounts that she knew, probably, a fake.
The Ministry of Justice closed the investigation related to the FTC claim in 2020.
The match unfolded new functions, such as “face test” to detect fake profiles and imitation prevention.
