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Venntro Media Group complaints has led to a warning issued from the UK\u2019s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).<\/p>\n

According to the recent report, Venntro had the profiles of users of some of their online dating platforms appear on other website platforms, including websites containing explicit adult content. The CMA found that users\u2019 information was being held on a central database, making their profiles visible on websites they hadn\u2019t signed up to.<\/p>\n

Venntro Media Group complaints were received by the CMA by people who were not happy that they had been signed-up to websites without realising or being properly informed; especially when some of those were adult websites.<\/p>\n

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Venntro Media Group complaints CMA investigation<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The CMA\u2019s investigation into the Venntro Media Group complaints resulted in the determination that profiles of people who had not signed up to some other websites were being used on those websites anyway. This can inflate the numbers of profiles on the other websites, making them look more popular than they actually are. This can be a breach of competition laws.<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n

Venntro Media Group operate a number of contrasting online dating platforms, from \u201csilver singles\u201d to some very adult-orientated and niche sexual interest sites.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s understood that some profiles of people who had signed up to meet people of their elderly generation, for example, ended up on some incredibly explicit and adult sites with particular interests and tastes\u2026<\/p>\n

George Lusty, Senior Director at the CMA, commented on the investigation:<\/p>\n

\u201cWe took action against Venntro because we were concerned people\u2019s profiles were being placed on sites without their knowledge or permission. As a result of our investigation, Venntro has now pledged to be more upfront with its customers in future.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This is not the first time that Venntro Media Group complaints have hit the headlines. They also trade under the name Global Personals which was subject to an investigation over employees taking photos from Facebook profiles and setting up fake profiles to attract subscriptions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Venntro Media Group complaints has led to a warning issued from the UK\u2019s competition watchdog, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). According to the recent report, Venntro had the profiles of users of some of their online dating platforms appear on other website platforms, including websites containing explicit adult content. 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