Tinder has agreed to pay $60.5 million in California to settle a class action lawsuit that accused the popular dating app of age discrimination.
The lawsuit alleged that Tinder violated state law by charging older users more than younger users when they signed up for premium subscriptions. It was originally filed in 2015 on behalf of Tinder user Allan Candelore.
More than 260,000 users are expected to be eligible for payouts.
The settlement terms apply to California residents aged 29 or older who bought Tinder Plus or Tinder Gold subscriptions at any time on or after March 2, 2015, or any time after March 2, 2016 if they were 28 or over.
“Tinder has brazenly announced and employed a multi-tiered pricing plan that treats consumers unequally based solely on their age,” the original lawsuit said.
Under the settlement’s terms, Tinder did not admit to any wrongdoing.
Affected users have until April 8 to opt out or object to the settlement terms and until Aug. 18 to specify how they’d like to receive their money.
“Each class member will also receive a share based on how much the class member paid for Tinder Plus and Tinder Gold,” according to the settlement notice.
A court hearing for final approval of the settlement is scheduled for May 20 in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Tinder representatives did not immediately return a request for comment.
