Jdate, part of the Spark Networks dating site network, is being sued by one Soheil Davood, who claims he was taunted by an automated message telling him that he was rejected when he called a women he met on the site. Suing over a stinging practical joke is one thing, the embarrassment of being ridiculed in the national media for not having a sense of humor is another.
Spark needs to do some damage control, probably pay the guy off to make him go away, but what a precedent to set, especially with the Spark Networks IPO on the front burner. I would be surprised if this sort of thing was not covered in the JDate Terms of Service.
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