Tinder swipes left on Match

With closing arguments expected to begin next week, the Tinder/Match trial has once again proven that when things go wrong in the world of online dating, they go very, very wrong. With the Ashley Madison dumpster fire still in our collective memory, the founder of Tinder is suing for $2 billion, alleging that two companies -- Barry Diller’s IAC/InterActiveGroup and Match Group -- artificially devalued Tinder before the group could exercise stock options in the online dating platform. They claim the companies created and communicated false information to investment bankers and covered up sexual misconduct accusations against a former Match Group executive… [Continue Reading]