Some platforms have also introduced user verification, in which the platform matches the photos uploaded to a profile with a user-provided selfie wherein the user is photographed doing a highly specific action, so the platform can verify the authenticity of the image. Many users agree.
According to some reports, women receive a higher volume of harassing messages than men Credit: Getty Images. One of the biggest user concerns is sexual violence that can occur when users meet up in person. Even though there is an uptick of female dating-app users taking precautions such as charging their phones, or informing family and friends of their plans, daters remain vulnerable to sexual violence.
Those findings prompted US lawmakers to investigate in May , after which they introduced a bill that would require dating platforms to enforce their rules designed to prevent fraud and abuse. But there's a loophole in American internet law, Section of the Communications Decency Act, which dictates sites can't be held accountable for harm that comes to third parties through their platforms. BBC contacted six different online dating apps, but all declined to be interviewed for the piece.
Section is controversial — and there are many current calls to update or get rid of it altogether. Many argue the rule, which originated in the s, is outdated as platforms and how people use them have substantially evolved.
Many, of course, are finding positive connections — and even lasting relationships. But, overall, daters are still using the platforms at their own risk, especially in countries without explicit protections. Beyond legal progress and corporate moves toward safety, there are also cultural changes that can make a difference, and help protect women and other daters on these platforms, both on and offline. Men have to be informed about how their actions are affecting the users with whom they communicate: men dramatically underestimate the impact of their abuse.
Ingrained notions about gender roles and an often misogynistic social attitude must be dissolved for larger progress to take place — which also means women need to stop accepting these kinds of interactions as the price of doing business , so to speak. As for Silver, the abuse was enough. She quit the platforms, cold turkey, about two years ago. So, why was I continuing to give them access to me, my life, my time, my money?
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