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    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Tinder Lawsuit

    Whitney Wolfe is suing the hook-up app Tinder for sexual harassment and discrimination. She says she was fired after being bombarded with abusive texts from Tinder’s chief marketing officer. She also alleges she was stripped of her co-founder status when she was let go.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Jul 3, 2014 • 1 min read

    Whitney Wolfe is suing the hook-up app Tinder for sexual harassment and discrimination. She says she was fired after being bombarded with abusive texts from Tinder’s chief marketing officer. She also alleges she was stripped of her co-founder status when she was let go. Other Tinder executives say she only had a minor part in the app’s development. The lawsuit that raises big questions about sexism in Silicon Valley.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Andrew Walsh

      Too Beautiful to Live

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      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Nick Summers

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    The full episode

    2 of 5
    The Real July 4th, Big Little Man, and the Tinder Lawsuit
    1. 0:00Murrieta Immigration Fight
    2. 7:54Tinder LawsuitYou’re reading this
    3. 16:53We Need To Talk About The Children
    4. 26:00Big Little Man
    5. 41:53Everything You Need to Know About the 4th of July
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