VC-Backed Tagged.com Settles Spam Suit
New York AG Andrew Cuomo just announced a settlement with controversial social network Tagged.com, which he had previously accused of "deceptive e-mail marketing practices and invasion of privacy." The company will pay $500,000 in penalties and costs, and "adopt industry-leading measures regarding the access and use of its members’ personal information." Tagged CEO Greg Tseng had denied the charges back when the suit was originally filed, arguing that there had simply been confusion regarding an "invite your friends" feature that was disabled after numerous complaints (and bad press). As you might remember, Connie had written a few posts on the spammy nature of Tagged prior to Cuomo's suit:
9 November 2009•2 mins read
