Classmates.com still sucks!

As if there is any doubt classmates.com sucks

Classmates to pay up to $9.5m to settle suit over phantom friends

Seattle-based Classmates.com has agreed to pay up to $9.5 million to its users to settle a lawsuit that accused the social network of sending emails that made people believe their old friends from high school were reaching out to connect — only to discover, after paying for a membership, that their long-lost buddies were nowhere to be found.

The proposed settlement, filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in Seattle, would designate $3 in cash for every Classmates.com member (dating back to Jan. 1, 2007) who upgraded to a “gold” membership on the site after receiving an email suggesting that they pay for premium access to see who had signed their online guestbooks. Documents filed in the case estimate that as many as 3.16 million people in the United States would be eligible for the payout.

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2 thoughts on “Classmates.com still sucks!”

  1. I too have just had my debit card with a one year’s subscription which I did not approve! When trying to get it cancelled, all I get is the “run around”!
    DO NOT DO NOT DO NOT trust Classmates website!!!

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