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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Market Authority’s Consultation on Price Transparency The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently consulted on draft guidance for businesses on the price transparency provisions of the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCC Act).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

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

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