CAAGe Focus
Dating Sites - reporting problems
Having raised the role of dating sites in grooming - groomers using them to find their targets - we strongly believe you should report to the dating site with any concerns about members’ behaviours.
We are currently working our way through these sites, and welcome any feedback or support researching!
On this page (contents)
Individual dating sites: how to contact each dating site/policies (work in progress)
Group owners: know who you’re dealing with and important information about these groups and their policies.
Cupid Media sites (know how your data is being used)
TheDatingNetwork.com (know how your data is being used)
Venntro Media Group - defunct, but important lessons
For each dating website below, ODDA membership is noted (yes or no) and the site’s Trustpilot score.
These were accurate at the time the data was entered, but it’s important that you should verify this and reassure yourself if you are using it to decide wether to use a dating site.
The ODDA
The ODDA is the Online Dating and Discovery Association (ODDA).
It is an industry representative body, which aims to set standards. Membership is paid for, and the association has no legal standing, but members which breach their code of conduct can be ejected.
We have noted whether sites are members or not solely because there is little else out there monitoring sites with any kind of credibility.
Trustpilot
There are endless review sites, but for consistency we have included Trustpilot reviews.
People have only usually gone here to complain, so low scores (general!) are not necessarily a good indicator, BUT the comments and what people are complaining about are worth taking note of.
Scores are given along wth the date on which they were noted
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Badoo
The site
Badoo: Social + dating,18-40, Freemium
Ownership: Bumble
Policies and reporting:
("Be respectful, no nudity, no harassment, report bad behavior.")
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 2.9/5
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BiCupid
The site
Bisexual / pansexual dating, 20-45, Freemium
The highest users of this site are men aged 25 years old and above (Source: DatingScout Nov 2025)
Ownership: Unclear. (Founded by Shun Matsuzaka)
Policies and reporting:
Note; Privacy safeguarder
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 4.3/5 (only 16 reviews)
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Bumble
The site
"Women initiate", 20-40, Freemium
Ownership: Bumble
Policies and reporting:
(Summary: Treat users respectfully, no hate/harassment, no spam, consent mandatory.)
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.3/5
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Catholic Match
The site
Catholic singles, 25-50, Subscription
Ownership: The company is registered under legal name CatholicMatch, LLC. Owned by its founders.
Policies and reporting
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.5/5
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Christian Connection
The site
Christian singles, 25-50, Freemium
Ownership
Owned and operated by Widernet Communications Ltd, based in London
Policies and reporting
ODDA member: Yes
Trustpilot Nov 25: No presence
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Christian Mingle
The site
Faith-based, 25-50, Subscription
Ownership
Part of the Spark Networks Group
Policies and reporting
ODDA member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.3/5
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Coffee Meets Bagel
The app
Curated matches daily, 25- 40, Freemium (“serious dating”)
Users in the UK are matched within the "Worldwide" community, separate from the US/Canada version.
Ownership
Believed to be privately owned by founders.
Policies and reporting
How to report a member (info from site):
- Go to the member's profile or chat.
- Tap 'Report' or the flag icon.
- Select a reason for reporting.
- Confirm the report.
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.4/5
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DateYou
The site
This is a fantasy chat portal, not a real dating site.
All profiles on DateYou are managed by chat partners who respond to different preferences and communication styles.
Real-life meetings, personal contacts, or dates are neither possible nor intended.
Appears to be aimed at men.
Ownership
Four Fingers, trading as MP Mobile Performance Ltd (Cyprus)
Policies and Reporting
ODDA member: no
TrustPilot: (April 2026) 1.2/5
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eHarmony
The site
Long-term relationships,30 50, Subscription
Ownership
eHarmony is part of the ParshipMeet Group, an internet dating and video company.
Policies and reporting
(Be honest, respectful, avoid scams or harassment, report abuse.)
ODDA member: NO
Trustpilot: Nov 25:
Profile 1: 1.8/5 (claimed - eharmony.co.uk)
Profile 2: 2.8/5 (unclaimed - eharmony.com)
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Elite Matrimony
The site
Indian professionals worldwide,30-50, Subscription
(Considers itself a matchmaking service rather than a dating site, but doesn't do background verification of the profiles uploaded.)
Ownership
The site is part of the Indian Matrimony.com group
Policies and reporting:
Terms of engagement (touches on behavioural issues)
How to report:
E: Grievance Officer: Mr. Durairaj Thulasidoss
grievanceofficer@matrimony.com
Tel: +91-936 397 7777 (India)
ODDA Member: No (Neither Elite Matrimony nor Matrimony.com)
Trustpilot: listed (matrimony.com) but no reviews (November 2025)
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Elite Singles
The site
Professional singles, aged 30-45. Subscription
Ownership
Part of the Spark Network Group
Policies and reporting
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot Nov 25: 1.2/5
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Facebook Dating
The site:
Facebook users access the service free.
Ownership
Meta Group (Facebook)
Policies and reporting
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot: Reviews are for Facebook, not Facebook Dating
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Grindr
The app:
Claims to be the world’s largest app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. location-based social networking and online hookups.
Ownership
Grindr Inc., which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). It does not own other dating sites/apps.
Policies and reporting
Grindr publicly publishes a transparency report on its moderation in line with the EU Digital Services Act.
ODDA Member: No
Trustpilot April 2026: 1.1/5
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Hinge
Coming soon
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Ivory Towers
“Dating site and matchmaking service for single graduates in the UK and Ireland.”
Ownership: Widernet
Coming soon
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Match
Coming soon
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OKCupid
Coming Soon
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Our Time
Coming soon
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Plenty of Fish (POF)
The site/app:
One of the oldest and largest dating platforms in the world. Freemium model. Strong user base with people aged 25–45.
Ownership
Policies and reporting
Report any concerns about suspicious behavior from any profile page or messaging window or email safety@pof.com.
Has a selfie verification feature.
ODDA Member: Yes
Trustpilot: (April 2026) 2/5
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Silver Singles
Coming soon
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Tinder
Site
Tinder was founded to help single people find others within their area. It was the first dating app to introduce swipe right (to like) and swipe left (to dislike) features. Claims 5 million UK users (75 million worldwide)
80% of profiles on Tinder are looking out for serious relationships.
42% of users on Tinder are either married or in a relationship, while 3% are divorced and the majority of users are single. (Source Enterprise Apps Today)
Male make up roughly 75%of users, and under-34s dominate usage. (Dude Hack)
Ownership
Match Group
Policies and Reporting
ODDA member: Yes
Trustpilot: Tinder.com 1.2/5
(tinder.co.uk appears to be a spam/advertising site, April 2026)
Cupid Media sites.
Know how your data is being used
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About Cupid Media
Cupid Media syndicates member’s data across its sites, which are ‘white labelled’ - owned by other companies who make money from their sites but the data id provided by Cupid.
If you register on one site, you could find yourself on other sites. We have listed Christian Cupid here as an example.
This approach is fine if you know what you’re signing up for.
However, we also believe this could be very traumatising. Say you are a single mother protecting your children by only using single dating sites: you could find yourself also on a site for dating redheads if you’re a redhead, a ‘uniform dating’ type site if you’re in a profession that wears one etc.
The site’s view is that they get you the dates.
Ours is that they should ask your explicit permission to share this data across sites before doing so - terms and conditions are not enough.
It is down to each synidicated site to decide on their own monitoring policies and Cupid Media takes no responsibility for them.
If a site has a name containing the word ‘Cupid’, it is worth checking whether it is part of the Cupid Media Group, and whether you are happy for your profile to be shared. (For many this is a bonus as it will give you access to more sites, and this may suit you.)
Contact for Cupid Media https://www.cupidmedia.com/contact/
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Christian Cupid
Owned by Ecom Holdings Pty Ltd (Australia) this site is licensed by Cupid Media and its terms and conditions are those of the parent company. The only safty suggestions on the parent site go to a broken link, and no contact details are available without registering.
Fake profiles are possible and we have been told that there is a report function. (more information to follow when available)
Reviews:
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Cupid Media dating sites
AfroIntroductions —- AsianDating
BBWCupid —- BlackCupid
BrazilCupid —- CambodianCupid
CaribbeanCupid —- ChinaLoveCupid
ChristianCupid (see notes)
ColombianCupid —- DominicanCupid
FilipinoCupid —- GayCupid
HongKongCupid —-IndianCupid
IndonesianCupid —-InternationalCupid
InterracialCupid —- JapanCupid
KenyanCupid —- KoreanCupid
LatinAmericanCupid
MalaysianCupid —-MexicanCupid
MilitaryCupid —- Muslima
PinkCupid —- RussianCupid
SingaporeLoveLinks
SouthAfricanCupid —- ThaiCupid.com
UkraineDate —- VietnamCupid
Sites no longer active:
AussieCupid
IranianSinglesConnection
SingleParentLove
The Dating Network (TheDatingNetwork.com)
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The Dating Network: know how your data is being used
The Dating Network works in the same way as Cupid Media, above, reusing data from dating profiles across numerous sites
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Naked Dating
The Naked Dating Site is part of the Dating Network - sign up for one and your profile may be shared with the others including:
Single Naked Dating
Single Naked Men
Single Naked Gay Men
Single Naked Women
Single Naked Lesbian Women
Single Naked Couples.
The company doesn’t offer any specific aid to anyone unhappy about a contact, and this has to raise a concern about people’s intimate pictures being shared without their consent.
There is an age disclaimer on the site, but nowhere to raise any concerns.
Four Fingers Management
Four Fingers Management is a Dutch company behind 1,623 fake dating sites active in 32 different countries. These sites are white‑label or clone dating platforms ie profiles are shared across them. The sites are operated through subsidiaries or shell companies, effectively hiding true ownership .
The company collates photos of real people without permission, including pornography actresses, social media and revenge porn sites. Customers believe they’re talking to a real person, but are usually talking to an employee of the company (‘animators’), disguised. They keep customers online for as long as possible, because the company pays per message sent.
In 2018, the Netherland’s Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM) raided several fake dating companies and imposed fines, and established rules of conduct among other things. These websites are not allowed to imply that a physical meeting with a fake profile is possible and must honestly disclose that profiles are fake if a customer asks. For vulnerable customers, the websites must proactively report that the person they are talking to is not real. (Source: NL Times)
However, the scale of operations and ease of closing down/renaming sites makes it hard to trace.
The sites look professional. Signs that a dating site may be one of these include:
immediate messages arriving upon signup;
lack of video or voice chat options;
having generic, localised names (a Dutch example is Noordzeemeisjes, North Sea Girls) that would come up on a search for ‘dates near me’/location based searches for dating sites;
to continue conversations you are asked to pay extra.
The only site that we could explicitly find in this group is dateyou.com.
Match Group
The Match Group accounted for more than 56% of total dating app downloads in 2022/3. Its online dating sites include popular sites for the UK Tinder, Plenty of Fish, OkCupid and Match.com.
The Match Group Safety project comes hot on the heels of safety concerns raised around monitoring.
Other sites in the group include:
Archer —- Asian People Meet —- Azar —- Baby Boomer People Meet —-Black People Meet2 —- Black Christian People Meet —- Black Professional People Meet —- BLK —- Catholic People Meet —- Chinese People Meet —- Chispa —- Delightful —- Democratic People Meet —- Divorced People Meet —- Even —-GenX People Meet —- Hakuna —- Hinge —- India Match —- Interracial People Meet —- Italian People Meet —- J People Meet —- Latino People Meet —- LDS Planet —- Little People Meet —- Loveandseek —- Marriage Minded People Meet —-Meetic —- Ourtime —-Pairs —- Peoplemeet —- Petpeoplemeet —- Republican People Meet —- Salams —- Senior Black People Meet —- Ship —- Single People Meet —- Stir —- Th e League —-Upward —- Yuzu —- Veggie People Meet.)
These sites are all subject to a safety initiative, The Match Group Safety Project.
We do not at present know if data is shared across any of these sites.
Matrimony.com
The site was down when we searched in April 2026.
Using a mix of Google AI search and manual search, we’ve traced the following:
Dedicated Dating Apps
Luv.com A platform designed for individuals seeking committed, serious relationships rather than casual dating.
MeraLuv: An exclusive dating app launched in early 2024 specifically for the Indo-American diaspora.
RainbowLuv: A dedicated dating and matchmaking service for the LGBTQIA+ community.
Matchmaking & Niche Platforms and Apps
Jodii: App available in 10 Indian languages, designed for individuals with varying educational backgrounds.
Elite Matrimony: A personalized service for high-net-worth individuals (see above).
IIMIITMatrimony.com: For alumni of premier educational institutes.
BangladeshiMatrimony.com: A region-specific platform (acquired in 2021).
SecondShaadi.com: A platform catering specifically to divorcees and widowers (acquired in 2018).
BharatMatrimony: Flagship brand.
CommunityMatrimony: A network of over 300 portals serving distinct communities.
AssistedMatrimony: A personalized, human-led matchmaking service.
Users report problems on Matrimony.com platforms primarily through in-app reporting tools or by contacting their specialized help centers.
If you encounter a suspicious or fake profile on any of their sites, you can apparently report it directly through the member's profile page:
Report Button: Locate and click the "Report" button, typically found at the bottom of the user's profile.
Provide Details: You will be asked to briefly explain the issue (e.g., fake profile, harassment, or financial scam).
Moderation: Moderators generally review and act on these reports within 24 hours
You can reach corporate support for major inquiries on +91 81449 98877. (Contact us page: https://www.matrimony.com/contact-us)
We have not been able to verify this information due to site outages.
We have seen reports of people using dating profiles on these sites being targetted by crypto scammers. Dating sites cannot, obviously, be held accountable for people misusing their sites, but we would be interested to hear how they respond, and how seriously they are taking user safety.
Widernet
Widernet says “We specialise in building quality and highly targeted platforms for singles communities” ….. ”We are always considering new projects, in particular dating sites serving new user groups.”
They list just two: Christian Connection (and a meet up group offshoot), and Ivory Towers.
There is no obvious indication of sharing data across sites or syndication, and appears to remain relatively small and privately owned.
Venntro Media Group, also trading as ‘Global Personals’ and ‘White Label Dating’: gone, but the lesson lingers on
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Venntro investigated by the CMA
The CMA - Competition and Markets Authority) looked into this revenue model and found it wanting!!
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Lessons for other sites - the law as it applies to dating sites
As consumers it pays to be aware of what dating site providers are now expected to adhere to.
Hands off our data! Keep us safe!
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But they will probably be back
Venntro Media Group worked on a similar basis to the models above.
The CEOs letter apologised to all of the people whose money it had lost, but not to the people whose lives it had messed around with by using their data in unexpected ways.
Predictably, despite having brought down the dating platform (how hard would it have been to get consent from people?), Ross Williams has gone on to bigger and better things.
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Chapter 2
A large part of Venntro Media Technology (MI4) was bought by Chapter 2 Dating, a site which is said to be aimed at widows and widowers in some places, for the over 50s in others.
Other sites under the same ownership include Soberlove and Widows Fire
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Gaydar....
Steve Pammenter was co-founder of Venntro Media Group. According to Global Dating Insights, he acquired the technology from the platform and placed it in the hands of Chapter 2.
His dating ventures include LGBTQ+ brand Gaydar, and GaydarGirls.
What we would like to see changed:
Data protection: Any syndicating of data must be declared and users given the choice of any sites their data will appear on. Our belief is that sharing data without explicit consent (not just terms and conditions, breaches GDPR rules;
Identity requirements: Our research has demonstrated a clear link between ‘catfishing’ and fraud. There should be mechanisms on each site for confirming that identities are genuine, check ages, and check criminal convictions for violence and/or sexual assault.
A requirement to clearly mark AI chatbots and agents as such, a duty that should be passed on to users. A regulator should be able to fine users who breach this rule.
Investigation requirements: If a user has been reported to a site for toxic behaviour, the site should investigate. This may require changes to the law for privacy reasons.
Full co-operation with the Police: If the police are investigating the user of a site for fraud, violence or sexual assault, full co-operation should be obligatory, and the investigated individuals flagged by systems so that if reports are received from other users, that information can be acted upon/reported. This could save lives.
A formal regulator: Some dating sites are failing to safeguard users and/or their data. Whilst the ODDA exists, it is merely, in reality, a membership organisation with no regulatory powers to hold members to high standards. Requiring users to report is not enough, as, as seen above, data is being shared across sites without explicit consent.
Can you help?
We are looking for a volunteer to help us
Research the above dating sites’ public profiles to see which have safeguarding policies
Where this isn’t available, to contact contact the dating sites to ascertain what someone should do if they meet someone who grooms or otherwise abuses people they meet.
Every bit helps - just one site per reader would help get us over the finish line/completed quickly!!