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'''Be2''' is a matchmaking service in 37 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nma.co.uk/news/be2-uses-online-push-for-uk-launch/37766.article |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929165914/http://www.nma.co.uk/news/be2-uses-online-push-for-uk-launch/37766.article |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
'''Be2''' is a matchmaking service in 37 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nma.co.uk/news/be2-uses-online-push-for-uk-launch/37766.article |title=Be2 uses online push for UK launch &#124; News &#124; New Media Age |access-date=2010-03-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929165914/http://www.nma.co.uk/news/be2-uses-online-push-for-uk-launch/37766.article |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
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== Controversies ==
== Controversies ==
The journalist Troels Jørgensen from TV station DR has rated be2's matching system as flawed. Wildly different profiles were matched to exactly the same potential partners in a test performed for consumer rights programme Kontant. Also, membership is extended without consent which is illegal according to The Danish Consumer Council.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fpn.dk/rettigheder/markedsforing/article2317580.ece |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128025139/http://fpn.dk/rettigheder/markedsforing/article2317580.ece |archive-date=2011-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is also illegal in Sweden according to the Swedish Consumer Council. All the questions raised by the Danish journalist in the programme have since been addressed by the company. be2 made several changes to its service in Denmark in response to the programme.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}
The journalist Troels Jørgensen from TV station DR has rated be2's matching system as flawed. Wildly different profiles were matched to exactly the same potential partners in a test performed for consumer rights programme Kontant. {{Citation needed|date=February 2023}}Also, membership is extended without consent which is illegal according to The Danish Consumer Council.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fpn.dk/rettigheder/markedsforing/article2317580.ece |title=Dating-siden scorer - dine penge |access-date=2011-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110128025139/http://fpn.dk/rettigheder/markedsforing/article2317580.ece |archive-date=2011-01-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This is also illegal in Sweden according to the Swedish Consumer Council. All the questions raised by the Danish journalist in the programme have since been addressed by the company. be2 made several changes to its service in Denmark in response to the programme.{{Citation needed|date=November 2012}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224032232/http://corporate.be2.com/ Corporate Page]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100224032232/http://corporate.be2.com/ Corporate Page]

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[[Category:Online dating services of Germany]]
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Latest revision as of 10:39, 7 June 2024

This article is about the matchmaking service. For other uses, see BE2.
be2
Company typeLLC
Founded2004
FoundersRobert Wuttke, Andreas Etten
Headquarters
Armenia Edit this on Wikidata
Ownerbe2 LLC
Number of employees
180 (2010)
Websitebe2.com

Be2 is a matchmaking service in 37 countries.[1]

History

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be2 was founded as a German matchmaking service in 2004 by online entrepreneur Robert Wuttke and Andreas Etten.[citation needed] It went live on April 1, 2004.[2] The same year, the Spanish and Italian services were added.

Controversies

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The journalist Troels Jørgensen from TV station DR has rated be2's matching system as flawed. Wildly different profiles were matched to exactly the same potential partners in a test performed for consumer rights programme Kontant. [citation needed]Also, membership is extended without consent which is illegal according to The Danish Consumer Council.[3] This is also illegal in Sweden according to the Swedish Consumer Council. All the questions raised by the Danish journalist in the programme have since been addressed by the company. be2 made several changes to its service in Denmark in response to the programme.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Be2 uses online push for UK launch | News | New Media Age". Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-03-15.
  2. ^ http://www.ftd.de/karriere-management/management/:enable-warum-in-die-ferne-schweifen/294783.html Archived 2012-05-25 at archive.today IT-development for be2, Financial Times Deutschland
  3. ^ "Dating-siden scorer - dine penge". Archived from the original on 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
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