Reacting to the criticism, Quechup's parent company iDate Corporation made a public statement on 17 September 2007, stating that: "Quechup was one of the first social networking sites to include such a feature back in 2005.
Es folgte daraufhin eine Welle der Entrüstung und der Kritik, so dass das Mutterunternehmen iDate Corporation am 17. September 2007 sich zu folgender öffentlichen Erklärung veranlasst sah: “Quechup was one of the first social networking sites to include such a feature back in 2005.