
They could no longer search the site anonymously as a guest - they have to be logged in. Even more recently, visitors to the site realized that they could no longer search for members on POF at all, unless they signed up and became a registered member. Recently, members there may have noticed that they can no longer search for specific usernames and rumors are spreading that this will soon become a paid feature for upgraded members only.
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POF No Longer Able To Search Usernames - Search Without Registration Josh, a former POF member says: "I knew Plenty Of Fish was beginning to charge more money, but now I realize this isn't Markus's fault, the site is now run by a completely different company and this single company has a near-monopoly on almost all popular dating sites today, especially ones that used to be free".
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Those free sites that were acquired, are slowly turning into paid sites. With all the major dating sites being acquired by a single company, there are fewer and fewer free sites out there.

Many POF members do not realize that Plenty Of Fish has new owners, but they do know all about the "free" model slowly transitioning into a "paid" model. Many new changes are taking place at POF. Markus recently sold the company in 2015 and Plenty Of Fish is now run by completely new management. POF began and ran for many years as a completely free online dating site.

Markus Frind is the original founder of Plenty Of Fish (POF) dating site.
