Video Moderation

Intelligent video moderation for user-generated content

One video contains harmful visual content. The next has hate speech in the audio track. The next is a deepfake. Lasso's video moderation combines five detection capabilities into one pipeline, analyzing every dimension of a video before a decision is made.

From video upload to moderation decision in four layers

1ML Detection

ML Detection

Video enters the pipeline. Frames are extracted and analyzed for harmful visual content. Audio is transcribed and scanned for toxic language, PII, and policy violations.

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Uploaded video frame sampled and scanned for explicit content
Explicit region — frame 0823
Frame Classification
Classification complete
Classification
Explicit nudityNSFW
Frame sampled
Frame 823 of 5,400SAMPLED
Timestamp
Violation at 1:23TIMESTAMP
Detection confidence97%
80ms / frameFrame sampling
2Custom Rules

Custom Rules

Your rules applied to every detection. Explicit content passes on an adult platform but fails on a kids' app. Audio profanity thresholds differ by vertical. Custom rules turn raw labeling into decisions that match your platform.

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Layer 1 Output
1Explicit nudity: 97%
2Audience: public feed
3Uploader age unverified
Custom Rules
BlockExplicit content on public uploads
Explicit nudity
Graphic violence
Sexual content
Self-harm imagery
Blocked
Video held before going live
Rule #07
3AI Moderator

AI Moderator

AI Moderator handles what rules can't cover. A fight scene in a movie clip differs from real violence. A comedian's profanity differs from a threat. It evaluates visual context, audio tone, and scene composition to classify intent.

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Vlog with clean visuals, context-dependent spoken phrase reviewed by the AI Moderator
Context-dependent speech
AI Moderator
Analyzing
Transcript analysis
Vlog narration, single speaker, conversational tone
Phrase flagged
“don’t belong here” — exclusionary phrasing toward a group
Context check
Earlier segments reference a protected group, not individuals
Classification
Hate speech — exclusionary statement, context-dependent
Escalated
Confidence below auto-action threshold
74%
4Human Review

Human Review

Remaining edge cases reach your team with full context: frame captures, audio transcript, detection results, AI reasoning, and a suggested action. Every human decision feeds back into the pipeline.

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Flagged vlog segment queued for human review with transcript and timestamp context
Queued for review
AI Moderator reasoning
Phrase targets a group referenced earlier in the transcript — probable hate speech, context partially ambiguous.
Human Review1 of 4
Detection data
Hate speech: 74% | Segment: 02:14–02:21
AI assessment
Probable hate speech — exclusionary phrasing; group referenced earlier in the transcript
AI confidence
Hate speech74%
Below auto-action threshold (90%)
This decision retrains the AI Moderator for similar cases

Video moderation across industries

Gaming industry — video moderation for gaming platforms
Gaming
Gaming

Moderate gameplay recordings and live streams at scale.

  • Slurs in gameplay voiceover flagged by audio transcription
  • Live stream toxicity detected frame by frame and in audio
  • Banned players appearing in new video content matched by face recognition
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Chat industry — video moderation for messaging platforms
Chat
Chat

Real-time moderation for video messages and calls.

  • Unwanted explicit video in direct messages
  • Verbal harassment detected in real-time video calls
  • Phone numbers spoken in video messages flagged for off-platform solicitation
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Dating industry — video moderation for dating platforms
Dating
Dating

Moderate video profiles, video calls, and video messages on dating platforms.

  • Celebrity video catfishing in profile introductions
  • Real-time face swaps detected during video calls
  • Verbal PII in video messages caught by audio transcription
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Adult entertainment industry — video moderation and age verification
Adult
Adult

Age verification and performer identity in video uploads and live streams.

  • Age verification on every frame, including frames a thumbnail check never sees
  • Performer face matching across video uploads and live recordings
  • Compliance checks applied to every video before publication
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Marketplaces industry — video moderation for ecommerce platforms
Marketplaces
Marketplaces

Moderate seller videos, product demos, and video reviews.

  • Unauthorized celebrity video testimonials in product listings
  • Deepfake product review videos promoting counterfeit goods
  • Off-platform contact info spoken in seller videos caught by audio transcription
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Events industry — video moderation for live events and broadcasts
Events
Events

Real-time video moderation for live events and broadcasts.

  • Live stream moderation at 10x traffic peaks during festival broadcasts
  • Real-time audio transcription catching threats during live sessions
  • Harmful visual content in crowd-sourced live streams detected before viewers see it
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Social industry — video moderation for social platforms
Social
Social

Catch deepfakes, impersonation, and harmful video content on social platforms.

  • Celebrity deepfake videos spreading misinformation across the platform
  • Unauthorized celebrity video content reposted at scale
  • Real-time face swap streams impersonating public figures
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Publishing industry — video moderation for publishing platforms and news sites
Publishing
Publishing

Keep video content safe across publishing platforms and news sites.

  • Harmful audio content in user-uploaded video comments
  • Fabricated video evidence posted alongside news articles
  • Verbal threats in video responses flagged by audio transcription
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FAQs

Video moderation, answered

Video moderation means automatically scanning uploaded video and live streams for harmful content. Modern video moderation analyzes visual frames, transcribes and moderates spoken audio, detects faces and identities, identifies celebrities, and catches deepfake manipulations.

Video is broken into frames and the audio track is transcribed. ML models analyze both visual and spoken content. Platform-specific rules filter based on your policies. An AI layer handles context-dependent decisions. Human reviewers resolve remaining edge cases.

No single model catches everything in video, which is why Lasso uses four layers. ML detection handles clear violations. Custom rules, AI context analysis, and human review catch what a single classifier would miss. Lasso's full pipeline typically automates >99.9% of moderation work.

ML detection processes video frames in real time with no delay for uploaders. Live stream analysis runs concurrently as the stream progresses. Content flagged for human review is queued instantly while safe content passes through.

Yes. Lasso analyzes live streams and transcribes audio in near real-time. Celebrity faces are matched, visual content classified, and spoken violations detected as the stream progresses. Your rules apply immediately to any flagged content.

For edge cases, yes. Lasso automates the vast majority of video moderation decisions. Human reviewers only see video content that genuinely needs judgment, complete with frame captures, transcript, and AI reasoning. Each decision trains the system.

Every platform defines what's acceptable differently. Lasso's rule engine lets you configure thresholds for visual content, audio profanity, age requirements, and automated actions per video type. A fight scene passes on a gaming platform but fails on a kids' app.

Yes. The audio track is transcribed and moderated as text. Spoken threats, PII, profanity, and off-platform solicitation are all caught. Visual moderation and audio moderation run in parallel on every video.

Yes. The system analyzes temporal consistency and facial motion artifacts to flag synthetic celebrity content. Flagged content enters your review queue with full context.

An API returns a classification score per frame. A platform adds rule enforcement, context-aware AI, human review workflows, audio transcription, and a feedback loop that improves over time. Lasso is a platform: detection, decision logic, review tools, and learning system in one product.

Lasso runs five detection capabilities on every video: AI video moderation for frame-by-frame visual classification, face detection for age and gender, face recognition for identity matching, celebrity detection for public figures, and audio transcription for spoken content moderation.

99.9% of decisions are fully automated. ML detection handles clear violations at 99%+ accuracy. The four-layer pipeline handles context-dependent video content through rules, AI, and human review. Lasso holds a 4.9 star rating on G2.

Yes. GDPR-compliant data handling and built-in DSA compliance reports are included. Every video moderation decision is logged for audit trails. Data retention is configurable per your requirements.

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