Hayley Birkin

South Korea's watchdog has ordered matchmaker Sunoo to suspend operations over alleged Marriage Brokerage Act violations, per The Chosun Daily.

India's Supreme Court suspended Meta's data-sharing practices pending appeal of a ₹2.13 billion fine, a case with consent implications for dating apps.

Snapchat blocked 415,000 Australian accounts under the under-16 social media ban, and Meta blocked 544,000, as platforms warn of displacement.

Grindr will disable location features in the Olympic Village at Milano Cortina 2026, from 6 to 22 February, its third Olympics with such measures.

Match Group and Bumble confirmed late January breaches via phishing of contractor accounts, with ShinyHunters claiming over 10 million Match records.

Over 1,600 plaintiffs are suing Meta and YouTube over addictive product design, and dating apps using similar mechanics could face parallel claims.

ShinyHunters claims it stole 10 million records from Match Group apps via AppsFlyer. Match Group says 'limited' user data was affected.

WhatsApp's Strict Account Settings block media from non-contacts, showing encryption alone cannot stop malicious files, a gap dating apps share.

The European Commission is investigating X over Grok AI deepfakes under the Digital Services Act, with potential fines of 6% of global revenue.

Dating apps face AI-powered romance scams that generated 4.5 times more revenue per operation than traditional methods in 2025, Chainalysis says.

Snap expanded Family Center on 22 January with teen activity breakdowns and trust signals for new contacts, a possible template for dating apps.

The Bombay High Court has permanently barred getshaadi.com from infringing the Shaadi.com trademark, citing "dishonest diversion of internet traffic".

X published its recommendation algorithm code on 19 January after a €140M EU DSA fine, signalling transparency demands for dating apps like Tinder.

TikTok is rolling out AI age verification across the EU, raising the compliance bar for dating apps that still rely on self-declaration.

Tea has relaunched its website after July breaches exposed IDs and selfie videos of over one million users, with three class actions still active.

X has revoked API access for infoFi apps that pay users in tokens or perks to post. Head of product Nikita Bier cites AI slop and reply spam.

Meta removed 550,000 Australian accounts in the first week of the under-16 social media ban, a sign of age verification costs dating apps may face.

Indonesia and Malaysia have blocked X's Grok chatbot over non-consensual sexualised images, including of minors, a warning for dating operators.

X's Grok generated more than 6,700 sexually suggestive or non-consensual images per hour in early January, Bloomberg-commissioned research found.

UK dating apps must now prevent cyberflashing under the Online Safety Act or face penalties up to 10% of global turnover, with Ofcom codes to follow.