FTC v. Match Group (deceptive ads and billing) consumer protection case

US District Court, Northern District of Texas · 3:19-cv-02281 · filed Sep 25, 2019 · Settled

The FTC alleged Match.com used fake love-interest ads to sell subscriptions, misled users about guarantees and locked out users who disputed charges.

The case

Plaintiffs: Federal Trade Commission
Defendants: Match Group, Inc.
Court: US District Court, Northern District of Texas
Docket: 3:19-cv-02281
Filed: Sep 25, 2019
Status: Settled
Outcome: Match Group agreed in August 2025 to pay USD 14 million and stop deceptive advertising, cancellation and billing practices.
Amount: $14 million

3 dated entries

Date	Entry	Type	Source
Aug 13, 2025	Ruling: ORDER FOR PERMANENT INJUNCTION, MONETARY JUDGMENT, AND OTHER RELIEF. (Ordered by Judge Ed Kinkeade on 8/13/2025)	Ruling	Link
Aug 12, 2025	Settlement: Match Group agrees to pay USD 14 million	Settlement	Link
Sep 25, 2019	Filing: Complaint filed: Federal Trade Commission v. Match Group Inc	Filing	Link

When	Case	Kind	Status	Filed
Oct 13Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previo in 18dnext date	FTC v. Uber (Uber One subscriptions)Notice is hereby given that the Settlement Conference previoActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Apr 21, 2025
Nov 5Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 41dnext date	A.C. v. Altman (Tumbler Ridge)Motion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Sep 2
Nov 6Motion to Dismiss Hearing in 42dnext date	Kahn v. AnthropicMotion to Dismiss HearingActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Jun 14
Dec 2Further Case Management Conference in 68dnext date	Gavalas v. Google (Gemini)Further Case Management ConferenceActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Mar 4
Sep 10Filed 15d agofiled	Texas AG v. TikTok: deceptive child safety claimsDecidedConsumer protectionTexas Attorney General	Consumer protection	Decided	Sep 10
Aug 26Filed 30d agofiled	Texas AG v. Meta: child safety settlementSettledConsumer protectionTexas Attorney Generalover $1 billion	Consumer protection	Settled	Aug 26
May 22Filed 4mo agofiled	Texas AG v. Discord: child safetyActiveConsumer protectionTexas Attorney General	Consumer protection	Active	May 22
Dec 29, 2025Filed 9mo agofiled	Lyons v. OpenAI (Soelberg)ActiveConsumer protectionN.D. Cal.	Consumer protection	Active	Dec 29, 2025

Caption and links

Federal Trade Commission v. Match Group Inc