Your questions about comment moderation, answered

The questions media, brands and public bodies ask us most often before choosing. Can’t find yours? Book a call and ask us directly.

Before you choose

Does the AI moderate on its own?

No. Our AI is set up with your rules and decides alone only when it is sure. Delicate cases are cross-checked by other AI models, and doubtful ones go to our team, who decide according to your rules and report back to you. You have nothing to do, unless you want to step in.

How does the AI learn our editorial line?

We start from your charter and use cases: what you accept, what you refuse, the borderline cases. When you correct a decision, we adjust the rules with you. It is not a list of banned words: the AI reads each comment in its context.

Can we test before committing?

Yes. In sandbox mode, OpenModeration analyses your real comments without publishing or hiding anything. You see what we would have accepted or refused, with the reason, and compare it with your current moderation. Nothing is hidden from you.

Can we test without leaving our current provider?

Yes. The test runs silently alongside your current moderation, without touching your production. You compare decision by decision, then choose with full knowledge, when it suits you.

What do we see on our side?

Everything, in real time: each comment, the decision taken, its written reason and the history. You can override any decision at any moment from the console.

Why was a comment refused?

Every decision carries a written reason (insult, personal attack, spam…), which you can pass on to the author. It is clearer for your readers and easier to justify if a decision is contested.

Does OpenModeration help with the DSA?

It is built for the DSA: a written reason for every decision, a traceable history, user reports and appeals followed up, and exportable figures. You remain the responsible publisher, and you have what you need to justify each decision.

What happens when the AI hesitates?

The comment is held aside and our team handles it according to your rules. You get a report on the cases handled and on the points of your charter worth clarifying.

What about nights, weekends and traffic peaks?

The AI moderates around the clock with the same rules, whatever the volume, including during a match or an election night. Doubtful comments are held aside rather than published until our team has handled them.

Which platforms does OpenModeration work on?

Your website (through our API or WordPress), Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, with ready-made connectors. TikTok, X, LinkedIn and other networks are added on request, quickly. Our team connects your pages with you.

Which languages are moderated?

OpenModeration is multilingual: each comment is analysed in its own language, including the languages of your audiences. Tell us which ones matter to you and we will show you the results on your own comments.

Where is our data hosted?

In the European Union, in line with the GDPR. Your comments are used only to moderate your spaces.

Do we need to involve our technical team?

Very little. For social networks and WordPress, you just connect your accounts. For a website or an in-house tool, an API sends us your comments and returns each decision with its reason. Our team handles the setup with you.

How much does it cost?

The price depends on the volume of comments to moderate. A free plan lets you try it out; we then offer a predictable package sized to your volumes, after a test on your own comments, so you can judge the quality before talking budget.

More technical details for your developers and IT team.

For technical teams

Is there an API?

Yes. A REST API receives each comment and returns the decision, the category and the written reason. Webhooks notify your tools of each decision, and access keys are managed from the console.

Which AI does OpenModeration use?

Our own moderation AI, built in-house and trained on millions of messages over seven years. On delicate cases, other AI models cross-check the decision before it is applied. When a better model comes out, we plug it in, and nothing changes on your side.

Can we add custom categories?

Yes. Beyond the standard categories (hate, harassment, spam…), your rules are written in plain language, so any category specific to your policy can be added. The AI applies them in context.

What about images and video?

The current version focuses on text. Image and video moderation is on the roadmap and will benefit from multimodal AI models as they improve.

Can it run on our own servers?

By default, OpenModeration is hosted in the European Union and your data stays exportable. On-premise deployment is possible on request: let’s talk about it.

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