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Dear Romance Fraudsters, Pack Your Bags — Simon Newman writes for The Sumsuber ODDA CEO Simon Newman has written a Spotlight feature for The Sumsuber, Sumsub’s expert-led compliance publication, with a blunt message for romance fraudsters – time is up. The piece opens… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
13th July 2026

Are You Real? The ODDA and Sumsub publish new white paper on romance fraud and platform safety The ODDA has published a new white paper in partnership with Sumsub examining the growing challenge of romance fraud on dating and social discovery platforms, and what platforms can do… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
6th July 2026

A Brief History of Online Dating – Lauren Sharp How did online dating evolve into the polished, engaging interfaces we carry in our pockets every day? The human fascination with computerised love is not new. In fact, it dates… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
29th June 2026

Toro Solutions – Responding to a breach: what organisations usually get wrong For the ODDA by Toro Solutions For most organisations, a data breach is still treated as an exceptional event. Something serious, but unlikely. However, the reality is that any business… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
17th March 2026

The Trust Gap: How AI Is Reshaping Gen-Z’s Dating Habits Barclays has just released a new report giving valuable insight into the Gen-Z dating landscape. According to new research, the surge in AI fakebots, the rising risk of romance fraud,… Read more Written by Ashleigh Bishop
4th March 2026

Supply Chain Security and What it Means for Platforms Handling Sensitive Personal Data Recent high-profile cyber-attacks against several well-known companies in the automotive and retail sectors have highlighted the importance of supply chain security. With a growing trend to outsource services to third… Read more Written by Simon Newman
5th December 2025

How to spot and avoid online dating scams Online dating has become a normal part of modern life with around 10% of partnered adults having met their current significant other through a dating site or app. But as… Read more Written by Ann Austin
7th October 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

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

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

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