AI text moderation for user-generated content

Real-time AI text moderation across 200+ languages. Detects harmful content through a four-layer pipeline that automates 99% of decisions.

  • Evasion bypass: H4TE SPE4K flagged as hate speech

    Leet speak and character substitution caught by Lasso ML models

    Gaming chat with leet speak hate-speech message flagged by Lasso
    Evasion: leet speak
  • Promotional spam filtered before users see it

    Automated spam and promotional messages caught in real time

    Social comment feed with three spam comments highlighted by Lasso
    Spam pattern detected
  • Context-dependent messages classified accurately, not just by keywords

    AI Moderator resolves sarcasm and coded language with full context

    Moderation panel showing AI sarcasm analysis on an emphasized message
    Sarcasm detected
  • Grooming patterns and CSAM flagged with automatic reporting

    Conversation patterns analysed and reported to authorities automatically

    Critical grooming pattern alert with automatic NCMEC reporting status
    Grooming pattern

Lasso's four-layer AI text moderation pipeline

1ML classification

Real-time text classification with confidence scores.

ML models classify text in real time across toxicity, severe toxicity, insult, profanity, threat, identity attack, and obscene content. Each returns a confidence score. High-confidence violations actioned immediately. Uncertain content moves to the next layer.

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Social comment feed with spam messages flagged
Spam pattern detected
ML Classification
7 categories scored
Signal 1
promotional languageSolicitation
Signal 2
suspicious URL patternURL
Signal 3
excessive punctuationText
Classification confidence96%
< 200ms200+ languages
2Custom rules

Your platform rules applied as a working layer.

Custom word lists, community-specific thresholds, industry standards. What's acceptable on a gaming platform is not acceptable on a dating app. Configured in the dashboard, enforced in the pipeline.

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Layer 1 Output
1Promotional language
2URL patterns
3Excessive punctuation
Custom Rules
BlockSpam & promotional content
Promotional language
URL patterns
Excessive punctuation
Off-platform redirects
Blocked
Promotional spam detected in comment
Rule #07
3AI Moderator

AI Moderator reviews ambiguous text with full context.

Sarcasm, coded language, borderline toxicity, emerging slang. Resolves what rules alone cannot. This layer closes the gap from 80% to 99% automation.

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Moderation panel showing AI sarcasm analysis
Sarcasm pattern
AI Moderator
Analyzing
Extract
Keywords: no violations found
Analyze
Emphasis on SURE and LOVE suggests insincerity
Pattern
Sarcasm pattern with hostile undertone
Classify
Veiled hostility toward group identity
Flagged
Below auto-action threshold
87% confidence
4Human review

Edge cases reach your team with full context.

Remaining edge cases reach your team with full context: the flagged message, AI reasoning, confidence scores, and suggested action. Every human decision retrains the AI Moderator. The system gets smarter the longer you use it.

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Sarcasm-flagged message queued for human review
Queued for review
Awaiting moderator
AI Moderator reasoning
Detected sarcasm with hostile undertone — veiled hostility toward group identity.
Human Review1 of 3
Original text
oh SURE, I just LOVE spending time with people like you
AI assessment
Sarcasm — hostile intent toward group identity
AI confidence
Veiled hostility87%
Below auto-action threshold (90%)
This decision will train the AI for future similar content

Five AI text moderation capabilities

Toxicity, hate speech, profanity, threats. Catches evasion tactics: leet speak, unicode tricks, character spacing, phonetic substitutions. Works across 200+ languages.

Community Chat
g0 b4ck wh3re u c4me fr0m
Type a message...
Classification
Toxicity96%
Hate speech94%
Identity attack89%
Insult82%
Blocked
Evasion bypass: leet speak

Flags automated spam, promotional content, and messages designed to redirect users off-platform.

Sentiment scoring for every message. Track community mood, detect escalating toxicity, and monitor conversation health across your platform.

Detect grooming language and CSAM indicators in text. Automatic reporting to authorities when CSAM is identified. Built into the moderation pipeline with zero-tolerance enforcement.

Models trained on your platform's specific context. Gaming slang, dating scam patterns, marketplace fraud language. Your community, your definitions, enforced by AI.

Community Chat
g0 b4ck wh3re u c4me fr0m
Type a message...
Classification
Toxicity96%
Hate speech94%
Identity attack89%
Insult82%
Blocked
Evasion bypass: leet speak

Lasso: next-gen AI content moderation

99%

On autopilot, and getting smarter every day.

Three layers of AI handle the volume, your rules, and the grey areas. Your team only sees what truly needs them, and every decision they make improves the system.

Keep users safe without driving them away.

Customizable moderation that lets you find the right balance between safety and user experience. So you protect your community without suppressing the culture that makes it worth joining.

Complexity removed from content moderation.

One API. Clear dashboards. A moderation pipeline built around one-click actions and the right context, right where you need it.

★★★★★
4.9

Highest rated in content moderation on G2.

Every platform faces different text abuse. AI text moderation adapts.

Gaming chat with obfuscated slurs and evasion tactics
Gaming
Gaming

Players use leet speak and character substitution to bypass chat filters.

  • Players using leet speak and character substitution to bypass chat filters
  • Trash talk that crosses the line into genuine threats or harassment
  • Coordinated toxic behavior in lobbies targeting specific players
  • Offensive usernames and clan tags with obfuscated slurs
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Dating app conversation with scam pattern
Dating
Dating

Romance scams designed to move victims off-platform.

  • Romance scam messages designed to build trust and move victims off-platform
  • Coded language for solicitation or escort services in profiles and chat
  • Grooming patterns targeting vulnerable users
  • Harassment and unwanted sexual messages in DMs
More on Dating
Social media feed with comments and reactions
Social
Social

Hate speech and coordinated harassment in comments and posts.

  • Hate speech and discrimination in comments and posts
  • Coordinated harassment campaigns targeting individual users
  • Political content that walks the line between free speech and policy violation
  • Spam bots flooding comment sections with promotional links
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Marketplace listing with prohibited item language
Marketplaces
Marketplaces

Sellers use coded language for prohibited items and off-platform transactions.

  • Sellers using coded language to list prohibited or restricted items
  • Buyers and sellers exchanging contact info to complete transactions off-platform
  • Fraudulent listing descriptions designed to mislead buyers
  • Scam messages in buyer-seller chat requesting payment outside the platform
More on Marketplaces
News article comment section with toxic replies
Publishing
Publishing

Hate speech and personal attacks in article comment sections.

  • Hate speech and personal attacks in article comment sections
  • Spam bots flooding comment threads with links and promotional content
  • Toxic debates that drive away legitimate readers
  • Off-topic trolling that derails editorial discussions
More on Publishing
Adult platform chat with grooming detection
Adult entertainment
Adult entertainment

Grooming language and CSAM indicators in private messages.

  • Grooming language in private messages and live chat
  • CSAM indicators in text content requiring automatic reporting
  • Underage users attempting to access or interact on the platform
  • Solicitation for illegal services disguised as legitimate interaction
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FAQs

AI text moderation, answered

200+ languages with automatic language detection. Supports Latin, Cyrillic, CJK, Arabic, and other script families. Each language includes toxicity, hate speech, profanity, and spam detection.

Detection across multiple evasion techniques: leet speak, unicode substitution, character spacing, phonetic swaps, and symbol replacements. The AI Moderator adds context-aware detection for novel evasion attempts that pattern matching alone would miss.

Four sequential layers. ML models handle high-confidence classification. Custom rules enforce your platform standards. The AI Moderator resolves ambiguous content with context awareness. Human moderators handle the final edge cases and retrain the system. Result: 99% automation.

Yes. AI models detect grooming language patterns and CSAM indicators. CSAM detections trigger automatic reporting to authorities. Detection is based on behavioral patterns in conversation, not only keyword matching. Zero-tolerance enforcement is built into the pipeline.

Yes. Custom models are trained on your platform's specific context and community norms. A gaming community has different language patterns than a marketplace or dating app. Models improve continuously as human moderators make decisions on edge cases.

Four layers instead of two

Most text moderation tools run AI then send flags to humans. Lasso adds custom rules and an AI Moderator between detection and human review. Full platform included: dashboard, queues, analytics.

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