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ODDA Appoints Two New Board Members The ODDA is delighted to announce the appointment of Guy Corbet and Joff Williams to its Board. Guy Corbet is a director at Fourteen Forty Communications. He is a communications… Read more Written by Simon Newman
11th December 2025

ODDA Launches New Tool to Prevent Convicted Sex Offenders From Accessing Online Dating and Social Discovery Services To recognise International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women on 25th November and the 16 days of action that follow, the ODDA has launched a new tool to… Read more Written by Simon Newman
8th December 2025

ODDA Responds to Ofcom Call for Evidence: Statutory Reports for Age Assurance and App Stores Ofcom recently announced a Call for Evidence on the ‘use and effectiveness of age assurance by providers of regulated services’. The aim of the Call was to help Ofcom… Read more Written by Simon Newman
5th December 2025

LTR Interview – Simon Newman: Vision for Safer Online Dating Back in June, our CEO, Simon Newman, was delighted to speak to Mark Brooks for Edition 43 of Love, Tech, Relationships (LTR). Simon spoke about the role of the ODDA… Read more Written by Ann Austin
18th November 2025

ODDA Response to ICO Survey on Guidance on Profiling Tools The ICO recently launched a consultation on its guidance on profiling tools for online safety. The guidance sets out the data protection and privacy considerations for platforms to consider when… Read more Written by Ann Austin
22nd October 2025

ODDA Responds to European Commission Consultation on the Digital Fairness Act The European Commission has recently consulted on the Digital Fairness Act and how to ensure fairness for consumers and businesses in business-to-consumer transactions in the digital single market. You can… Read more Written by Ann Austin
22nd October 2025

ODDA Responds to Additional Safety Measures Consultation under the Online Safety Act Ofcom have recently been consulting on a further set of targeted safety measures designed to make online services safer by design. The measures are designed to stop illegal content going… Read more Written by Ann Austin
21st October 2025

ODDA Responds to European Commission’s First Review of the Digital Markets Act The Digital Markets Act is a major piece of legislation that seeks to create a fairer and more contestable digital market by regulating large online platforms. With a growing membership… Read more Written by Ann Austin
24th September 2025

ODDA Responds to Competition and Market Authority’s Consultation on Price Transparency The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently consulted on draft guidance for businesses on the price transparency provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act). The… Read more Written by Ann Austin
9th September 2025

ODDA Letter to Jess Phillips MP – Preventing High Risk Offenders from Accessing Online Dating Apps The ODDA and its members are fully committed to keeping individuals off dating and social discovery apps who pose a real risk of harm to others – particularly those who… Read more Written by Ann Austin
28th August 2025

ODDA Writes to Lord Hanson about the need for the UK Government to do more in tackling online fraud With fraud accounting for over half of all crime in the UK, the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA) calls on the Government to do more to tackle this… Read more Written by Simon Newman
11th August 2025

ODDA Responds to Illegal Harms Further Consultation: User Controls Ofcom recently consulted on plans to amend its Illegal Content Codes of Practice under the Online Safety Act to expand the application of blocking and muting user account measures as… Read more Written by Simon Newman
23rd July 2025

ODDA response to Consultation on the Proposed European Data Union Strategy The aim of the Data Union Strategy is to streamline existing data rules, potentially creating a simplified, clearer, and more coherent legal framework for businesses and administrations to share data… Read more Written by Ann Austin
15th July 2025

The Need for Greater Government Intervention to Prevent Scammers In March, our CEO, Simon Newman spoke at the Global Anti-Scam Summit in London. The Summit brought together key figures from Government, law enforcement and industry to hear from guest… Read more Written by Ann Austin
8th July 2025

ODDA response to UN Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (UNTOC) The ODDA recently participated in the United Nations Constructive Dialogue on Technical Assistance and International Cooperation which took place in Vienna on 2 June. As a follow up to this,… Read more Written by Ann Austin
11th June 2025

ODDA response to Ofcom consultation – ‘A safer online for women and girls’ Ofcom has recently been consulting on draft guidance on how providers can take action against harmful content and activity that disproportionately affects women and girls, in recognition of the unique… Read more Written by Ann Austin
29th May 2025

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