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Weekly Roundup · October 22 to October 28, 2026
This Week in Dating Business
AnalysisPolicy
The Romance Scam Prevention Act Is Now Law. Dating Apps Have Until October 2027.
AnalysisPlatforms
Match and Grindr Report Next Week. Here Is What to Watch.
M&A
States Challenge Character.AI's Sale Process Ahead of October 30 Hearing
Safety
Match Group Partners With India's Cybercrime Centre on Romance Scam Warnings
Safety
Three Plead Guilty in $9 Million Romance Fraud Case Built on Fake Dating Profiles
PolicyOfcom Starts the Clock: UK Dating Apps Have Until AprilDating platforms must submit illegal content and children's risk assessments to Ofcom between April and July 2026, with record-keeping duties current by July 2026. Category 1 and 2 services, a classif…
PolicyMeta's Body-Scanning AI Sets the Age-Check Bar. Dating Is Next.Meta deployed AI that analyzes height, bone structure, and physical markers in photos to identify users under 13 on Facebook and Instagram, months after a New Mexico court ordered the company to pay $…
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