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Age Assurance: Preventing Children Accessing Age-Inappropriate Content The Online Safety Act (OSA) is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive pieces of legislation passed by the UK Parliament in recent years. With Ofcom expected to publish its… Read more Written by Simon Newman
5th December 2024

What is the Online Safety Code for Dating Services? The Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is the global voice for the sector with a mission to promote safe, responsible and enjoyable dating and social experiences for everyone. In… Read more Written by Simon Newman
4th December 2024

Age Assurance – Preventing Children from Accessing Inappropriate Content In this blog, we take a look at age assurance, what it means in practice and how it can be used to prevent children from accessing inappropriate content on the… Read more Written by Simon Newman
21st November 2024

Webinar: The Legal Landscape in Europe: Data Protection, Privacy and Cyber Security 27 November 2024 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT | Online | Book your place here The online dating and social discovery sector forms a critical part of the world’s system… Read more Written by Ann Austin
14th November 2024

Webinar: Age Assurance – What is it? Why is it so important and what does good look like? 12 November 2024 | 1:00pm to 2:00pm GMT | Online | Book your place here The Online Safety Act requires online platforms to implement highly effective age assurance processes to… Read more Written by Ann Austin
30th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Understanding scammer behaviour and how platforms can prevent and protect To mark World Romance Scam Prevention Day, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to raise awareness of the issue and highlight what our… Read more Written by Simon Newman
24th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Challenges of Generative AI To mark World Romance Scam Prevention Day, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to raise awareness of the issue and highlight what our… Read more Written by Simon Newman
23rd October 2024

Webinar: Tackling Romance Scams – Keeping Users Safe from Fraudsters 29 October 2024 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT | Online Romance fraud is a particularly nasty crime that can affect anyone. It is a type of social engineering where the… Read more Written by Simon Newman
22nd October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Fighting Scammers and Supporting Victims To mark World Romance Scam Prevention Day, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to raise awareness of the issue and highlight what our… Read more Written by Simon Newman
21st October 2024

What is the Online Dating Safety Act of 2023? The Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to highlight what the industry is doing to tackle fraud. With World Romance Scam Prevention Day on… Read more Written by Simon Newman
15th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Applying a Multi-Faceted Approach to Protecting Users To mark World Romance Scam Prevention Day, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to raise awareness of the issue and highlight what our… Read more Written by Simon Newman
10th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Tackling Scammers on Dating Services To mark World Romance Scam Prevention Day, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is using the month of October to raise awareness of the issue and highlight what our… Read more Written by Simon Newman
7th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Top tips for staying safe online Advice for Consumers: Millions of us go online to meet new people and develop new relationships. The overwhelming majority have a great time, but, sadly, there are some people who… Read more Written by Ann Austin
3rd October 2024

Webinar: Trust and safety for platforms – Debunking myths for a safer online experience 17 September 2024 | 4:00pm to 5:00pm BST | Online Fraud within the dating and social discovery industry is on the rise, with the number of people falling victim to… Read more Written by Ann Austin
2nd September 2024

Online Dating and Discovery Association announces new CEO The Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Simon Newman as Chief Executive Officer. Simon will be joining the ODDA from the Cyber Resilience… Read more Written by Ann Austin
15th May 2024

ODDA announces recruitment for new CEO The Online Dating and Discovery Association are announcing we are looking for a new CEO to take the helm of the Association at an exciting time in the online dating… Read more Written by Ann Austin
20th February 2024

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