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International Marriage Broker Regulation Act Passed

From Rich Gosse, founder of the International Association of Dating Websites: It is my sad duty to inform you that the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act (IMBRA) was enacted by Congress and signed into law. It will go into effect on April 1, 2006. This law...

Class Action Lawsuit Against SpringStreet Networks

A friend IM’d me last night and asked what was up with this, which appears to be a class action lawsuit against SpringStreet Networks. The NY State Court system documents pertaining to the lawsuit reveal: All natural persons who paid money to subscribe to a...

Dating Legislation Passes Illinois House

One House in one state, still a long way to go. It is expected that a few states will pass the law, regardless of how difficult it will be to enforce. At this point, what does it matter if it passes in all 50 states? Does anyone besides dating site operators really...

International Marriage Broker

The International Marriage Broker Act of 2005 goes into effect March 5. It focuses on abuse protection for immigrant women entering the U.S. on K Visas. The act passed on a voice vote as it was attached to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice...

Fraud vs. Customer Service

The dating site fraud allegation saga continues. Indirectly, they hurt the entire industry. Worst case scenario prediction, they settle out of court with a people duped by a supermodel photo at a time when they were most vulnerable. If it comes to a class-action...