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Webinar: Make matches that last: Balancing trust and CX for stronger, safer connections 30 April 2025 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm BST | Online | Book your place here Join us for Transunion’s “Make matches that last: Balancing trust and CX for stronger, safer… Read more Written by Ann Austin
9th April 2025

Cyber Rights Organisation Joins Forces with the ODDA to Enhance Online Safety Standards Cyber Rights Organization (CRO), a leading advocate for digital rights and online safety, and the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA), the premier association representing the online dating industry, are… Read more Written by Ann Austin
8th April 2025

Webinar: Are you ready for the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act? 24 April 2025 | 3:30pm to 4:30pm BST | Online | Book your place here The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 brings significant changes to consumer law and the… Read more Written by Ann Austin
26th March 2025

Webinar: Violence Against Women and Girls – How Tech Companies Can Do More to Improve Online Safety 2 April 2025 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm BST | Online | Book your place here Last month, Ofcom published draft guidance setting out how online providers can take action against harmful… Read more Written by Ann Austin
24th March 2025

ODDA and Illuminate Tech Publish ‘Online Safety Act Roadmap for Dating Services’ We have launched our first publication, which has been developed in collaboration with Illuminate Tech. The Roadmap has been specifically written for our members and is designed to help dating… Read more Written by Ann Austin
18th March 2025

Webinar: EU Focus – What can we expect from the new European Commission 19 March 2025 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT | Online | Book your place here Back in December, the new European Commission took office, following its election by the European Parliament… Read more Written by Ann Austin
24th February 2025

Strategic Market Status Investigations into Apple’s and Google’s mobile ecosystems The ODDA recently wrote to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in response to their Invitation to Comment (ItC) on the investigation into the ecosystems of Apple and Google. The… Read more Written by Ann Austin
17th February 2025

ODDA Launches its ‘Date Safe to Date Great’ Campaign This week, we’ve launched our ‘Date Safe to Date Great’ campaign to coincide with Valentine’s Day on 14th February. The campaign sets out some simple tips for users of online… Read more Written by Ann Austin
7th February 2025

ODDA response to Ofcom consultation on priorities for 2025/26 The ODDA has submitted its response to Ofcom’s ‘Plan of Work’ for 2025/6. The plan sets out four priorities for the year ahead, one of which is in relation to… Read more Written by Ann Austin
29th January 2025

Open letter to European Commission – Europe’s digital competiveness at stake The Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) is one of 36 organisations represented by the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF) who have written to the European Commission today to outline… Read more Written by Ann Austin
28th January 2025

Webinar: Compliance for Dating Companies with the OSA in 2025 28 January 2025 | 4:00pm GMT | Online | Book your place here 2025 is going to be an incredibly important one for online services operating in the UK with… Read more Written by Ann Austin
16th January 2025

Webinar: Department for Business and Trade Webinar on Subscriptions under the DMCCA 22 January 2025 | 2:00pm to 3:00pm GMT | Online | Book your place here The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCCA) 2024 is one of the most significant… Read more Written by Ann Austin
9th January 2025

Building Trust and Safety Through Identity Verification Preventing fraudsters and other bad actors from accessing online services is a priority for our Members. One of the ways of doing this is to verify the identity of users… Read more Written by Simon Newman
9th January 2025

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

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