Pre-moderation

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Noun
  1. 1
    The practice of moderating comments before they appear online, with the goal of preventing the publication of offensive or dangerous material. Internet, uncountable

    ""We can't completely lock down creativity," says founder Michael Acton Smith, "But nor can we allow the Wild West. So we use tools like software filtering, pre-moderation and post-moderation and we track every communication on the site.""

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""We can't completely lock down creativity," says founder Michael Acton Smith, "But nor can we allow the Wild West. So we use tools like software filtering, pre-moderation and post-moderation and we track every communication on the site.""

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From pre- + moderation.

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