Prompt

Do I need moderation for images and video or just text?

Artificial Intelligence / AI Safety & Alignment1 observationLast seen Oct 11, 2026

Latest observation

Oct 11, 2026OpenAI APIWeb search: off

You generally need moderation for all user-generated content types, not just text.

Why images and video need moderation too

  • Images can contain nudity, violence, hate symbols, self-harm content, illegal content, or hidden text.
  • Video can include all of the above, plus audio, fast-changing scenes, and live events.
  • Text-only moderation won’t catch harmful visual content.

Practical rule

If users can upload or generate:

  • text → moderate text
  • images → moderate images
  • video → moderate video, usually by sampling frames + audio/transcript

Common approach

  • Text: standard moderation/classification
  • Images: image moderation model/API
  • Video: extract frames and audio/transcript, then moderate both visual and spoken/translated text

When text-only might be enough

Only if your product truly handles text exclusively and never shows user-uploaded images/video.

If you want, I can also suggest a simple moderation architecture for a product that supports text, images, and video.

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