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.
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?
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.
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.
LGBTQ+ Dating Safety Considerations
Safety risks and responses specific to LGBTQ+ dating platforms in 2026.
Romance scam patterns we are seeing in 2026, and what is catching them
Scammers adapt fast, and the AI generated profile photos this year are good enough to fool casual review. We have moved to signals over single checks: device and velocity patterns, message templating detection, and payment behaviour. What patterns are you seeing now, and what is actually catching them on your site?
Dating Transparency Reporting Template
Structure and publish a transparency report that satisfies OSA, DSA and member trust.
How do you handle chargebacks without losing your processor?
A chargeback rate creeping toward one percent can end your processing relationship overnight. I use clear billing descriptors, easy self serve cancellation and proactive refunds for obvious mistakes. What is your chargeback playbook, and what got your rate back under control after a spike?
Stalking Prevention for Dating Platforms
Prevent stalking by design. Location handling, blocking, unmatching and policy enforcement.
Dating Cookies, Tracking and ePrivacy Compliance
Cookie banners, TCF 2.2, Consent Mode v2 and PECR applied to dating platforms in 2026.
Dating Breach Response Playbook
Security incident response for dating platforms. Detection, triage, notification and comms.
Image Based Abuse and Non-Consensual Intimate Image Policy
Prevent and remediate non consensual intimate image sharing on dating platforms in 2026.
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...
Dating Advertising Compliance (Non Affiliate)
Brand advertising compliance for dating platforms. ASA, FTC, CAP, national specifics.
Dating Safety Centre Design
Build a safety centre that users trust, regulators respect and search engines rank.
Dating Bug Bounty and Vulnerability Disclosure
Set up a responsible disclosure and bug bounty program for dating platforms.
Dating Fraud Detection Signals and Systems
Fake accounts, bots, synthetic profiles, payment fraud. How operators detect and stop in 2026.
How to Handle Law Enforcement Requests on Your Dating Platform
Law enforcement will request user data. How you handle those requests determines legal exposure, user trust, and whether you're actually helping...
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...
Online Safety Act Dating Compliance Guide 2026
The full 2026 operator guide to UK Online Safety Act for dating platforms. Duties, deadlines and checklists.