Remember MoviePass? Remember that brief, glorious period during which 3 million of us paid about 10 bucks a month to see whatever movies we wanted to in theaters? Remember how the service sounded like...
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Defunct MoviePass Deceptively Prevented Subscribers From Seeing Movies
The pitch: Subscribe to MoviePass and you could watch unlimited movies in theaters all month long. In reality, the company used deceptive practices to prevent customers from doing just that, including resetting their passwords or subjecting them to "premium" fees. Now shuttered, MoviePass and its executives this week settled multiple lawsuits from the FTC and California district attorneys over its "unlawful business practices."
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On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission charged the executives of the long-defunct MoviePass app over allegations that they fraudulently blocked customers from using the service as advertised while failing...
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California's Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday that it entered into a negotiated settlement agreement with former MoviePass CEO Mitch Lowe and Ted Farnsworth, the former...
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The FTC and MoviePass settled a complaint that accused the company of blocking subscribers from using the service as advertised. The FTC and MoviePass …
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