Prompt
Do I need moderation for images and video or just text?
Latest observation
Oct 11, 2026
OpenAI 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.