Match Group: Addictive-design litigation in US terminated after arbitration ruling

According to MLex, litigation in the United States alleging that Match Group products used “addictive design” has been terminated following an arbitration ruling. The report, published by MLex, indicates the case concluded in the US after the arbitration decision led to its dismissal.

Details in the raw report are limited in the publicly available excerpt. MLex characterises the development as a legal outcome driven by the arbitration process, which resulted in termination of the matter in US courts. The article from MLex is presented as the primary source for this update; readers who require the full text are directed to the publisher’s site for the complete story.

While the original report does not expand on the arbitration’s reasoning or any potential next steps such as appeals or related proceedings, the termination underscores how arbitration clauses and forum-selection mechanisms can affect the course of litigation involving major online platforms. Observers in the legal and regulatory communities will likely watch whether this outcome influences future challenges that raise product design or consumer-harm theories against dating apps and similar services.