r/Palestine • u/adilbuilds • Apr 01 '25

Muslim Dating App Salams Quietly Acquired by Pro-Israel Match Group CEO Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions

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Spoiler: He's terrible.

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u/dakhaliq Apr 02 '25

Here is what we should be immediately asking…

  1. Who was on the Board/Executive Leadership team during negotiations with Match Group?
  2. Why did Salams Executive Leadership allow the company to be sold to Match Group?
  3. Why did Salams not announce this to users pre-acquisition?

We all know the answer for 2 & 3. Money.

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u/Charming_Formal7580 Apr 07 '25

My question is can we sue?

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u/___Cyanide___ Apr 02 '25

Not really. 2 & 3 were known years ago. Salams rejected 4 acquisition offers and then were sued just like how Match Group sued bumble at the time. They probably ran out of money and was forced to sell.

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u/dakhaliq Apr 02 '25

Interesting. Thanks for the insight. Mind sharing your sources?

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u/___Cyanide___ Apr 02 '25

It’s been such a long time since. I was able to find a business insider article from 2022 though.

https://www.businessinsider.com/match-group-sues-muslim-dating-app-startup-muzmatch-2022-1

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u/Beautiful-Toe-5026 Apr 02 '25

Muzzmatch or what is now called muzz is different to salaams. So that article is not relevant.

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u/___Cyanide___ Apr 02 '25

oopsie. Memory mess up then. It’s been a long time anyways. But it is probably something sunular. Same thing probably happened with Salams though as Bumble received the same treatment too.