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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

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Tackling Scammers on Dating Services 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
7th October 2024

World Romance Scam Prevention Day: Top tips for staying safe online Advice for Consumers: Millions of us go online to meet new people and develop new relationships. The overwhelming majority have a great time, but, sadly, there are some people who… Read more Written by Ann Austin
3rd October 2024

Our new Associate, Sightengine, share why they are thrilled to have joined the ODDA With thanks to the team at Sightengine. We’re super thrilled to share some big news with you today. Sightengine has officially joined the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA)! 🎉 This is… Read more Written by Ann Austin
5th February 2024

How AI is Changing Consumer Behaviour by WebPurify Within this e-book, WebPurify explores the public’s perception of the rise of artificial intelligence and its impact on user behaviour. Based on original research, the piece features insights from… Read more Written by Ann Austin
24th January 2024

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

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