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PolicyOfcom Sets a Compliance Floor Only Big Dating Apps Can ClearOfcom's new Online Safety Act compliance guidance requires dating platforms serving UK users to implement highly effective age verification, rapid illegal content removal, and risk assessments coverin…
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PolicyThe UK's Under-16 Ban Is a Dry Run for Dating Age ChecksThe UK government's proposed ban on social media for under-16s covers TikTok, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Facebook, X, livestreaming services, and gaming platforms with communication features, legis…
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PolicyA Claimed Grindr Breach Hits the Dark Web. Grindr Denies It.A cybercriminal identifying as "nilojeda" is attempting to sell an alleged database of 15 million Grindr (GRND) user records on dark web marketplaces, claiming the data includes usernames, email addre…
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PolicyDatingBuzz Denies a 670,000-Record Breach and Answers NothingThreat actors claim to be selling 670,000 DatingBuzz user records on dark web forums, including emails, passwords, chat logs, and partner preferences. DatingBuzz denies the breach, stating the alleged…
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PolicyTexas's App Store Age Law Hits Dating Apps. Three States Watch.Texas's App Store Accountability Act requires all under-18s to link app store accounts to parental profiles for download monitoring; the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court block, al…
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PolicyCanadian Dating Operators Are Fighting the Wrong Fraud WarMore than 25% of fraudulent payment cases in Canada involve stolen credit cards and unauthorized charges, 32% higher than the global average of 19%. Nearly 12% of Canadian respondents reported experie…
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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…
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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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