South Australia has unveiled a nation-first plan to ban domestic violence and sex offenders from dating apps. It follows a report released by the Australian Institute of Criminology in 2022 that found a third of respondents were subjected to sexual violence by someone they had met on an app or website in the previous five years.
Under South Australia’s proposal, these offenders will be kept away from online dating platforms for a minimum of 10 years and face jail time for breaches.
Serious offenders could be barred from online dating platforms for life, while those while those caught failing to comply with bans would face up to five years behind bars.
The Attorney General says some of the impetus for the change has come from the online dating industry itself.
Source: South Australia unveils plan to outlaw violent offenders from dating apps | SBS News