UPDATE: Tinder and Match end donations to Republican Attorneys General
Popular Information is on hiatus this week but I wanted to send an important update to a story we published last Monday. — Judd On June 27, Popular Information reported that Match Group, which operates Match, Tinder, Hinge, OK Cupid, and other popular dating sites, had donated $137,000 to the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA). RAGA played a central role in Dobbs. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch (R), a member of RAGA, was in charge of the legal strategy to eliminate the constitutional right to an abortion. In a recent fundraising email, RAGA pledged that donations would be used to further undermine abortion rights across the country. "These battles to protect the unborn will now take place at the state level, where the courageous conservative leadership of Republican Attorneys General has never been more critical," the email said. "Every donation will help Republican Attorneys General combat the Democrats' pro-abortion agenda and stand tall for life." In Wisconsin, for example, there is a statute banning abortion, enacted in 1849, that has been unenforceable since Roe. Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul (D) has said he will "not investigate or prosecute anyone for having an abortion" based on the archaic state law. RAGA, however, has already reserved $682,250 in TV ad time for spots opposing Kaul. RAGA is supporting Eric Toney, who has pledged to enforce the abortion ban if elected. Meanwhile, Match Group has held itself out as a supporter of abortion rights. After Texas enacted a ban on nearly all abortions last year, then-CEO Shar Dubey established a fund to cover expenses for employees who need to travel for an abortion. "[T]his particular law is so regressive to the cause of women’s rights that I felt compelled to speak publicly," Dubey said. Match Group did not respond to Popular Information's request for comment. Popular Information’s report quickly generated extensive coverage in The Guardian, Vox, and the New York Times, (twice). We then partnered with More Perfect Union to produce a video version: Now, Match Group says it will stop donating to RAGA (and its Democratic equivalent). CEO Bernard Kim, who took over for Dubey on June 1, says he only learned of Match's donation to RAGA after Popular Information's report:
The company "also promised to fight legal requests or subpoenas for any employee or user data related to abortion." Popular Information is a three-person newsletter but we can rattle the cages of the most powerful corporations in the world. You can support this work — and help us do more of it — with a paid subscription. If the cost of this newsletter ($6/month or $50/year) would create any kind of financial strain, please stay on this free list. That's why we've taken down the paywall. But if you can afford it, consider becoming a paid subscriber right now. |
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