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British Student Is Fined Over Controversial Dating Web Site

By admin | June 2, 2010

British Student Is Fined Over Controversial Dating Web Site

A British university has fined a student for creating a dating Web site to make love connections between library patrons, arguing that it brought the institution “into disrepute.” The student has disabled the site, saying he feared further punishment if he left it operational.

The site, called FitFinder, allowed students studying in university libraries to flirt online by posting messages proclaiming their attraction. It was an instant sensation. Its debut coincided with the study

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