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ODDA response to Ofcom consultation – ‘A safer online for women and girls’ Ofcom has recently been consulting on draft guidance on how providers can take action against harmful content and activity that disproportionately affects women and girls, in recognition of the unique… Read more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

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

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

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

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

Online Dating Association relaunches as Online Dating and Discovery Association We are delighted to announce the Online Dating Association has officially relaunched as the Online Dating and Discovery Association. In 2014, the online dating sector came together to create the… Read more Written by Ann Austin
1st February 2024

ODA Appoints Jess Alderson as its First Female Chair The ODA Board is delighted to announce that Jessica Alderson, CEO & Co-Founder of So Syncd, has taken over the role of ODA Chair with immediate effect. Morgan Cauvin, Head… Read more Written by Ann Austin
28th September 2023

ODA welcomes Geoff Cook to its board Geoff Cook, co-founded The Meet Group and was CEO from 2013 to 2023. Geoff is a serial entrepreneur and has been a thoughtful voice on issues of social safety for… Read more Written by Ann Austin
17th May 2023

Spotting the signs of romance fraud – Crimestoppers Crimestoppers has been working with the City of London Police and Action Fraud to spot the signs of romance fraud and raise awareness of our reporting line which offers individuals… Read more Written by Ann Austin
12th April 2023

ODA announces latest board appointment The Online Dating Association (ODA) is pleased to announce its newest board member, Jessica Alderson of So Syncd. Jess was elected to the board at its AGM held on 1… Read more Written by Ann Austin
22nd March 2023

Leading dating apps urge users to get boosted now to help find more matches for Valentine’s Day From: Department of Health and Social Care Vaccinated users on dating apps receive 30% more matches according to new data from the companiesTinder, Match, OurTime, OkCupid, Hinge, Plenty of Fish… Read more Written by Ann Austin
11th February 2022

How criminals can steal your heart, and then your savings In the first half of 2021 alone, over £15 million was lost to romance scams. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, Take Five to Stop Fraud and the Online Dating Association share… Read more Written by Ann Austin
11th February 2022

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