Background checks to curb dating app violence advance in California legislature ^5.4%

The Markup - By Lynn La - 4/17/2026, 2:00 PM

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A California bill to protect people on online dating apps from violence has critics arguing that the measure would put a “scarlet letter” on certain users. But that’s a feature, not a bug in the proposal. The state Senate’s public safety committee this week passed a bill that would require online dating services to run criminal... more