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by mattnewton 1574 days ago
> Even if it is the same service, what is the problem with Tinder charging some people an extra $20? This isn't an essential service in any way.

I am not a lawyer, but I do know age is a protected class in the US. It could be seen as age based discrimination. My understanding is that protected classes are the same criteria we use to, for example make it illegal to have a separate price for different races.

Edit: as the article mentions, they have already been hit with a lawsuit about this issue on these grounds before https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/tinders-24-million...

Though sex is also a protected class and plenty of establishments have preferential rates for ladies nights, so I am not sure how black and white the law really is here; that particular issue has a pretty back-and-forth history as far as I can tell, and maybe this would similarly have some kind of carve out? Definitely seems like a very large legal risk. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladies%27_night#:~:text=Ladi....
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maybeiambatman 1574 days ago
Most country clubs in the US will have different initiation fees and monthly dues based on age. How do they get away with it?
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gnopgnip 1574 days ago
The civil rights act, the ADA only apply to "public accommodations". Many country clubs are not open to the public, they won't provide services to non members and aren't covered by the laws that make discrimination based on age or other classes unlawful.
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judge2020 1574 days ago
Same with how nearly every theatre in the country charges less for children and elderly patrons.
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thaumasiotes 1574 days ago
That one's easy; "age" is not a protected class. The protected class is "people over 40". Discriminating against young and youngish adults is fine.

You might try making an argument that theaters have to give you senior pricing as soon as you turn 40; I don't know what's going on there.

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thaumasiotes 1573 days ago
Returning to the thought, one obvious argument for the theater would be that, since they're giving preferential pricing to other people who are also over 40, they are not discriminating against you based on your membership in the protected class. But that would still seem to leave them open to a claim that you should be given the child's pricing as soon as you turn 40.
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