noun · academic
moderation
UK/ˌmɒdəˈreɪʃən/US/ˌmɑːdəˈreɪʃən/mod·er·A·tion
the process of checking and managing content (comments, posts) to remove or limit harmful, illegal, or inappropriate material
Examples
“Content moderation is a hot topic when discussing social media responsibility.”
“Moderation policies differ between platforms.”
“Automated moderation can miss subtle forms of hate speech.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective moderation balances the need to prevent harm with the public's right to information, a challenge that platforms still struggle to perfect.”
Collocations
- content moderation
- community moderation
- moderation policy
Word family
Common mistakes
use 'censorship' when meaning platform moderation→moderation
write 'moderation is necessary? yes/no' as a Part 1 personal question→This topic fits Task 2/Part 3 more than Part 1
Say it for a higher band
5censorship→6filtering→7+moderation
Synonyms
censorship
filtering
Easily confused
censorship
“The government imposed censorship on the controversial book.”
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