Slater Vecchio LLP has recently filed a lawsuit against Tinder and owners Match Group Inc and Match Group LLC alleging age-based discrimination. Tinder is a dating app available for iPhone and Android smartphones that allows users to meet other users as part of an online dating service.
The lawsuit alleges that Tinder discriminates against individuals based on age. The lawsuit alleges that if a user is under the age of 30, Tinder Gold is available to them for $19.99 for 1 month. However, if the user is 30 or older, then Tinder Gold is available to them for $39.99 for 1 month. This same price disparity based on age occurs when a user purchases Tinder Plus as well. The lawsuit alleges that this age discrimination is in violation of consumer protection legislation in Canada. Similar lawsuits have been filed and settled in the United States regarding this age-based discrimination.
The Supreme Court of British Columbia certified the action against Match Group LLC filed on behalf of residents of Canada in reasons for judgment released on July 10, 2025. By certifying the action, the Court has granted permission for the lawsuit to be heard in front of a judge who will decide whether or not a monetary award will be granted.
A class action is a legal case through which one person makes a claim to the Court on behalf of a similarly situated class of people who have the same or a similar legal claim. A class action seeks to hold a defendant or defendants responsible for their conduct that affects each member of the class by resolving issues that are common to the class in the same legal proceeding, instead of each class member bringing a claim individually.
The individual who first files the claim must ask the Court for permission to proceed as a class action. If permission is granted (referred as “authorized” in Quebec, and “certified” in all other Canadian provinces) and the case may proceed as a class action, the Court will appoint an individual as “Representative Plaintiff” to represent the best interests of the class during the litigation and will define the class group. Each person who meets the criteria of the class group is considered a “Class Member”.
All persons in Canada who have purchased Tinder Premium Features who registered on the Tinder App with an age of 29 or older between January 1, 2015 and June 30, 2022.
If you purchased Tinder Premium Features between the Class Period, and, at the time, were 29 years or older, please contact Slater Vecchio LLP by filling out the form on this webpage.
