Trust & Safety
Moderation, fraud, compliance, payments risk.
Trust and safety baseline: what every dating site needs on day one
Trust and safety is not a feature you bolt on later, it is the thing that keeps your payment account alive and your members safe. My day one baseline: visible reporting and blocking, a real moderation queue, clear escalation for threats, and a written policy you actually follow. Add what you consider non negotiable and I will turn it into a checklist for the community.
Illegal Content Duties for Dating Platforms
Meet illegal content duties under OSA and DSA. Categories, detection, reporting and law enforcement.
Romance Scam Prevention for Dating Operators
Detect, block and remediate romance scams before they damage members and brand. Full operator playbook.
Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Considerations for Dating Platforms
Dating platforms aren't typical targets for money laundering, but they're increasingly used to move illicit funds. If you handle payments or user-to-user...
OSA age assurance before July: what are you actually doing?
The Online Safety Act duties are not abstract anymore and the clock is real. I am seeing operators split between proper age estimation providers and lighter self declaration plus monitoring. I want to compare real approaches. What are you implementing, with which provider, and what is it costing you per check?
Dating Trust and Safety Team Building
How to hire, structure and scale a dating trust and safety team from 0 to 50.
Dating Fraud Detection Signals and Systems
Fake accounts, bots, synthetic profiles, payment fraud. How operators detect and stop in 2026.
Age Verification for Dating Platforms (Operator Guide)
Meet OSA, DSA and state age rules for dating. Providers, flows, fallbacks and audit trails.
US State-by-State Dating Site Regulations
Dating platforms operate in a complex regulatory landscape. Different states have different rules about auto-renewal, background checks, disclaimers, and...
LGBTQ+ Dating Safety Considerations
Safety risks and responses specific to LGBTQ+ dating platforms in 2026.
Content Moderation Workflow for Dating Platforms
End to end moderation workflow for dating platforms in 2026. Queues, SLAs, policy, appeals and audit.
Image Based Abuse and Non-Consensual Intimate Image Policy
Prevent and remediate non consensual intimate image sharing on dating platforms in 2026.
Stripe flagged my account as high risk. How did you get approved?
I got the dreaded email two days after launch. Dating is high risk to most processors, but plenty of operators clearly make it work. Did anyone get reinstated with Stripe, or did you all move to a high risk specialist? Naming the processors that approved you would help a lot of people here.
Dating Safety Features Checklist
The 20 safety features every dating platform should ship in 2026. User empowerment, in-app tools, policies.
Dating Breach Response Playbook
Security incident response for dating platforms. Detection, triage, notification and comms.
Dating Safety Centre Design
Build a safety centre that users trust, regulators respect and search engines rank.
Best ID verification provider for a small operator: Yoti, Veriff or Didit?
Verification is becoming table stakes for trust, but the pricing and integration effort vary a lot. For a small operator without a big dev team, which provider gave you the best balance of cost, pass rate and ease of integration? Real per verification costs very welcome.
DSA Dating Compliance Guide: EU Obligations 2026
The Digital Services Act applied to dating platforms. Duties for SMEs, intermediaries and very large platforms.
Dating Transparency Reporting Template
Structure and publish a transparency report that satisfies OSA, DSA and member trust.
Chargeback and Payment Fraud Prevention
Prevent chargeback and payment fraud with 2026 defences. Tools, thresholds and disputes.