Editing Adult FriendFinder (section)

==Criticism==
Adult FriendFinder has been accused of committing systematic billing fraud.<ref>{{cite web|title=Consumer Complaints & Reviews|url=http://www.consumeraffairs.com/dating_services/adultfriendfinder.html|website=Consumer Affairs|access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref>  According to the complaints filed, the company has a practice of continuing to bill customers even after they have cancelled their service.  Former employees of the company have claimed that this is their standard policy and not the result of errors.  These employees have stated that the majority of customers do not notice the charges for many months.<ref>{{cite web|title=Various Inc (alt, adultfriendfinder, houstonpress, fastcupid, etc!) BIGGEST SCAM ARTISTS YET|url=http://dumbfcks.blog.com/2011/07/25/variousinc-biggest/|website=Dumbfcks|access-date=25 October 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141025004309/http://dumbfcks.blog.com/2011/07/25/variousinc-biggest/|archive-date=25 October 2014}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=November 2016}} As of October 2014, hundreds of civil cases have been filed against the company and a criminal indictment was made by the [[Federal Trade Commission]] against the company.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adult-Oriented Online Social Networking Operation Settles FTC Charges|date=6 December 2007 |url=http://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2007/12/adult-oriented-online-social-networking-operation-settles-ftc|publisher=Federal Trade Commission|access-date=25 October 2014}}</ref> In 2007, Adult FriendFinder settled with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations that the company had used [[malware]] to generate explicit [[pop-up ad]]s for the service on computers without user consent.<ref>{{cite web |first= Robert |last= McMillan |title= AdultFriendFinder Settles Adware Charges |publisher= PC World |date= June 6, 2007 |url= http://www.pcworld.com/article/140361/article.html |access-date= June 18, 2015 |archive-date= June 18, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150618072955/http://www.pcworld.com/article/140361/article.html |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Adult FriendFinder's acquisition by Penthouse was the subject of a 2007 lawsuit by Broadstream Capital Partners, a merchant bank that assists with mergers, alleging Penthouse breached a 2006 contract by purchasing the company without obtaining Broadstream's consent, a claim Penthouse denies.<ref name="xbizAug3108">{{cite news | first=Tom | last=Hymes | title=Penthouse Denies Every Claim in Broadstream Adult FriendFinder Suit | date=2008-08-31 | url =http://www.xbiz.com/news/98496 | work =Xbiz.com | access-date = 2008-09-02 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080903001252/http://www.xbiz.com/news/98496| archive-date= 3 September 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> The suit was settled for $15 million in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/friendfinder-idUSL3E7I71LN20110707 |title=UPDATE 1-Penthouse publisher settles 2007 lawsuit with Broadstream Capital |publisher=Reuters |date=2011-07-07 |access-date=2014-06-25}}</ref>