National effort to protect dating app users from abuse

Dating app providers met with government and community stakeholders in Sydney last month to discuss ways to tackle sexual violence on their platforms.

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KEY POINTS

• "Dating apps facilitate sexual violence"
• 75% of users have been subjected to such behaviour
• Tinder has launched a new security feature

Background checks and identity verification are just some of the measures being considered to improve online safety in the country.

For victims-survivors of sexual violence from interacting with someone on a dating app, reporting abuse has never been harder.

Sexual violence includes online abuse such as revenge porn, sexual harassment, abusive language and threats.