Tracking dating industry regulation, compliance requirements, safety legislation and enforcement actions globally.
United Kingdom
The UK's comprehensive online safety framework covering dating platforms, duty of care obligations and Ofcom enforcement.
European Union
EU Digital Services Act and GDPR requirements affecting dating apps operating across member states.
United States
Federal Trade Commission actions, state-level legislation and Section 230 developments impacting dating platforms.
Australia
Australia's eSafety Commissioner oversight, Online Safety Act enforcement and industry code compliance.
Regulation Tracker
Browse our comprehensive database tracking dating industry regulations, legislation timelines and enforcement actions worldwide.
99% of heterosexual women in Australia experienced tech-based abuse on dating platforms in the previous quarter, with in…
99% of heterosexual women in Australia reported experiencing harmful behaviour on dating apps in the preceding three mon…
The European Commission's proposed EU Kids Act would impose fines of up to 6% of global annual revenue for age verificat…
Anthropic detected 4,700 AI-generated dating profiles that engaged with at least 25,000 people in just two weeks The fra…
Grindr will pay £26 million to settle UK class action over sharing HIV status, sexual orientation, and ethnicity with an…
Dating platforms must implement hash matching technology by 30 September 2025, when Ofcom gains formal enforcement power…
Australia proposes mandatory 'feed choice' legislation requiring platforms to offer users algorithmic or chronological f…
Europe's online dating market will grow from $1.15bn in 2025 to $1.63bn by 2031, representing a 5.99% compound annual gr…
Match Group settled with New Jersey for $650,000 over allegations it misrepresented criminal background screening practi…
Ofcom has confirmed that existing Online Safety Act compliance obligations for dating platforms remain in full force, re…
South Korean matchmaking firm Duo fined ₩345M (£184,000) by the Fair Trade Commission for false advertising claims about…
Indian cybercrime authorities are tracking fraudsters using fake dating app ads on Facebook and Instagram to distribute …
