Petition updatePetition for Mandatory Vetting and Stronger Safeguarding Across All Online PlatformsWhy Online Dating Safety Cannot Be Optional
Doireann BarrettTralee, Ireland
Feb 28, 2026

In 2021 I was illegally evicted during a pandemic housing ban while awaiting cancer results and major surgery.

I was later assaulted in my own home.

That assault did not happen in isolation from the systems around me. It happened in the context of:

• Housing instability

• Medical vulnerability

• Digital environments with minimal safeguards

We are asking dating apps to:

• Strengthen identity verification

• Prevent banned users from rejoining

• Improve reporting transparency

• Introduce survivor-led safety reforms

• Be legally accountable for negligence

Women should not have to investigate their own safety before every date.

Technology has evolved.

Safety standards must evolve too.

Please continue sharing this petition.

This is about prevention - not reaction.

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