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PolicyGrindr Settles UK Data Lawsuit for £26M, Highlighting Privacy RisksGrindr will pay £26 million to settle a UK lawsuit alleging the dating app shared sensitive user data, including HIV status, with third parties More than 11,000 people joined the legal action brought...
PolicyOfcom Enforces NCII Tech Adoption: What Dating Apps Must DoOfcom has launched an enforcement programme requiring online services to adopt hash matching technology to prevent the spread of known non-consensual intimate images The measures take effect...
PolicyMatch Group Alters NJ Disclosures After $650K Settlement: Founders Must Prioritize TransparencyMatch Group will pay $650,000 to New Jersey and revise criminal background screening disclosures across its dating platforms The settlement resolves allegations that Match violated the New Jersey...
PolicyOfcom Enforces Online Safety Act: What Dating Platforms Must Do NowOfcom has reminded online services that existing UK Online Safety Act obligations remain in force despite upcoming government changes to child protection measures. Platforms accessible to children...
PolicyIndia's Cybercrime Alert on Dating Apps: A Trust Crisis for New EntrantsIndian cybercrime authorities have identified a campaign using dating app ads on Instagram and Facebook to distribute malicious Android applications The scam redirects users to external websites...
PolicyMalaysia Rejects Mandatory ID Checks for Dating Apps, Focuses on Broader Safety MeasuresMalaysia will not mandate identity verification on dating apps, choosing instead a broader online safety strategy including platform safeguards and scam detection 462 Malaysians lost RM32.7 million...
PolicyChina Targets Matchmaking Scams, Impacting Dating ServicesChina's gender imbalance has created a "flash marriage" matchmaking market where men are increasingly targeted by fraudulent agencies demanding substantial payments Between January 2024 and March...
PolicyTinder Faces €11M GDPR Fine: What Founders Must KnowIreland's Data Protection Commission plans to fine Tinder between €8 million and €11 million for alleged GDPR violations The investigation, which began in 2020, focused on Tinder's handling of user...
PolicyTinder Settles $60.5M Lawsuit Over Age-Based Pricing, Forcing Founders to Reevaluate Pricing StrategiesTinder will pay $60.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit over age-based pricing discrimination for premium subscriptions The lawsuit claimed older users were charged significantly more than...
PolicyOfcom Pushes Age Assurance in Online Dating: Founders Must ActOfcom has published its first Use of Age Assurance Report 2026, evaluating how online services implement age checks under the Online Safety Act across pornography, social media, and online dating...
- PolicySumsub and ODDA Urge Dating Apps to Combat AI-Driven Fraud
A new white paper from Sumsub and ODDA examines how AI technologies like deepfakes and synthetic identities are enabling more sophisticated romance fraud on dating platforms. The report proposes a...
PolicyOfcom Tightens Online Safety Act Rules for Dating Apps: Compliance is CrucialOfcom publishes new update on Online Safety Act enforcement, with key deadline of 31 July 2026 for risk assessment submissions Dating and social discovery services face new guidance on fraud...
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