United States of America: Federal Trade Commission lawsuit against Match Group Americas and Humor Rainbow over alleged deceptive data-sharing practices issued (Case No. 3:26-cv-00996-K)

Progress

Current status
under investigation
30 Mar 2026 under investigation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: other
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

30 Mar 2026
under investigation

Federal Trade Commission reached settlement with OkCupid and its affiliate Match Group Americas concerning allegations of deceptive data-sharing practices

On 30 March 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint and proposed settlement against Humor Rainbow, Inc., doing business as OkCupid, and its affiliate Match Group Americas (MGA), alleging that OkCupid gave an unrelated third-party …

Source
Event type public lawsuit
Action type interim ruling
Government branch executive
Government body competition authority