Canyon News SANTA MONICA- On Wednesday, June 7, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced that Match Group Inc., an online dating company, will pay $2 million to settle a civil lawsuit that alleges the company charged customers for automatic renewal without their express consent. “Consumers should be protected from practices that deceptively and unfairly force them to pay for something they don’t want,” District Attorney Gascón said. “We want companies to thrive, but they should be mindful to not abuse technology tools to violate consumer protections.” Match Group also agreed to clearly disclose its automatic renewal terms and to get consumers affirmative consent to the terms through a checkbox before charging for an automatic renewal or continuous service. Customers must also be given an easy option to cancel their service.