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    Match Group's €11M GDPR Fine: A Manageable Cost, Not a Deterrent

    Match Group set aside $9.1 million (€8-11 million) to cover a GDPR fine from Ireland's Data Protection Commission—85% be…

    Thursday 13th August (9 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Coffee Meets Bagel's AI Fraud Detection: A Trust Play or a Credibility Risk?

    81% of Coffee Meets Bagel active users completed selfie verification within three months of launch 80% of Singapore memb…

    Wednesday 12th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    New York's SAFE for Kids Act: A Compliance Nightmare for Dating Apps

    New York's SAFE for Kids Act takes effect 25 January 2027, targeting platforms where 20% or more of user time occurs on …

    Wednesday 5th August · 1 min readRead →
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    ODDA Loses Chair Amid Regulatory Storm: Leadership Void or Strategic Reset?

    Jessica Alderson resigned as ODDA Chair after just 16 months, with no successor named and no public explanation provided…

    Monday 3rd August · 1 min readRead →
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    Ross Williams publishes documents rebutting HubPeople claims over Venntro member database

    Williams has broken a two-year silence with a document-backed account of the collapse of Ambervine's partnership with Hu…

    Wednesday 29th July · 1 min readRead →
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    France's Age Verification Mandate: A Wake-Up Call for Dating Apps

    France has passed legislation requiring all social media users, not just minors, to verify their identity through regula…

    Wednesday 29th July · 1 min readRead →
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    HubPeople's white-label network hosts adult brands absent from its corporate showcase

    A technical review of HubPeople's infrastructure finds a network of adult and hookup brands running on the same platform…

    Wednesday 29th July · 1 min readRead →
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    Seeking's Scammer Gallery: Accountability or Legal Minefield?

    Romance scam losses reached $1.14 billion in 2023, marking a 15% year-on-year increase according to Federal Trade Commis…

    Monday 20th July · 1 min readRead →
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    Badoo's Alleged Data Breach: A Decade of Ignoring Security Lessons

    Threat actor claims to be selling personal data from 51 million Badoo accounts on dark web marketplaces, including email…

    Monday 20th July · 1 min readRead →
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    Ofcom's Age Verification Ruling: A £186M Wake-Up Call for Dating Apps

    Ofcom's first Online Safety Act review explicitly rejects age inference systems as inadequate for child protection, forc…

    Thursday 16th July · 1 min readRead →
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    EU's Age Verification Push: Dating Apps Can't Ignore the Compliance Wave

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced plans on 13 July for an EU-wide age verification app and po…

    Tuesday 14th July · 1 min readRead →
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    ODDA's Veriff Partnership: A Preemptive Strike on Compliance

    ODDA has granted associate partner status to Veriff, an Estonian identity verification provider processing over 12,500 d…

    Monday 13th July · 1 min readRead →