Section 230 of the 1996 Communication Decency Act allows internet companies to not be held liable for the actions of their users offline. However, with the rise of the internet era and the evolution of dating apps, this legislation is outdated. Because dating apps are protected by this legislation, they have failed to ensure the safety of their consumers. 

Congress has a responsibility to consider the regulation of these platforms. The 1994 Violence Against Women's Act civil rights remedy was ruled unconstitutional in United States vs Morrison, because the federal government cannot regulate the actions of private actors. Crime is in the jurisdiction of states. Since dating apps are institutional commerce actors and profit economically, we need to reenact the civil rights remedy. Victims of gender based violence should be able to take institutional actors to federal court.