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Yubo partners with Bodyguard to enhance prevention-first content moderation
Yubo, the live social discovery app for Gen Z, has implemented the world's only contextual and autonomous moderation solution to enhance its prevention-first approach to content moderation through a partnership with Bodyguard.
The Bodyguard.ai team
5 benefits of outsourcing social media moderation
When it comes to marketing for brands and businesses, visibility is key. A strong social media presence can help you to attract customers, gather feedback, build and maintain customer loyalty.
Gracia
Introducing Post Scoring from Bodyguard.ai
Innovation is one of Bodyguard.ai’s core values. We show it by continuously improving our solution, and constantly evaluating how we can offer something more to our customers.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Unlocking the value of content moderation analytics
Every business today needs to be on social media. There are few free online platforms which allow you to connect with both your target audience and existing brand advocates in quite the same way.
Lucy
How is Natural Language Processing (NLP) used to moderate content?
We live in an increasingly digitised world. With the rise of social media, the internet has become the ‘go to’ place for people to express their thoughts and opinions.
Gracia
Types of social media crisis and how to handle them
Any brand with a large social media presence knows that at some point, a social media crisis is likely.
Jean
TikTok moderation: why it's important and how to do it
TikTok first burst onto the social media scene in 2016, but it was the Covid pandemic and the first lockdown of 2020 that saw its popularity surge to dizzying new heights.
Lucy
Protecting ROI on Social Media: Identifying Fake Accounts and Spam
In today's digital marketing landscape, it is crucial for companies to comprehend and evaluate their social media ROI to analyze the success of their online campaigns.
Indrė Vaicekavičiūtė - Guest Author
Gamescom 2023: top takeaways
Gamescom is over for another year and the 2023 event, held as usual in Cologne, didn’t disappoint! Here are the top takeaways from this year's event, by our Gaming Department Manager, Camille Guillemot.
Camille
Why is Discord moderation important?
Originally launched as a chat platform for the gaming community back in 2015, Discord has grown over the last eight years to become one of the most popular online messaging platforms.
The Bodyguard.ai team
New season, new rules: Why football clubs can't tolerate online toxicity
The 2023-24 football season is about to kick off and with it comes the excitement for fans of knowing that anything could happen.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Game Camp France 2023: takeaways and talking points
Game Camp France returned for its sixth edition earlier this month, bringing together gaming professionals from around the world to share knowledge, insights and good gaming practices.
The Bodyguard.ai team
LFP and Bodyguard.ai announce renewed partnership to fight online toxicity
The Ligue de Football Professionnel and Bodyguard.ai are delighted to announce the renewal of their partnership, after two years of successful collaboration protecting the LFP online community and the longstanding institution of the French Football League from all forms of toxicity.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Bodyguard.ai protects French Open players from online abuse
Bodyguard.ai is proud to be protecting players at the 2023 French Open tennis tournament from online abuse and toxic content, so they can focus on playing at their peak.
Lucy
Harassment affects Athletes in Sports
Harassment in sports is a major issue, both on the field and in digital spaces. Athletes often face online threats, hate messages, discrimination, and slurs made against them on various social media platforms.
Yann
How to ensure your Brand Safety?
Your company’s brand is an extremely valuable asset which can take decades to build. Ensuring that your brand is respected and credible is crucial to the ongoing success of your business.
Jean
Game moderation to improve player experience and avoid in-game toxicity
Companies must focus on developing effective game moderation to improve player experience and avoid in-game toxicity. In this article, we take a look at the best practices for game moderation.
Arnaud
Tackling racism in sport
Racism in sports is a major issue. Many players face online racist abuse after a match. Bodyguard.ai can provide a solution. Read this article to learn how.
Yann
How to better moderate comments on Twitch
Twitch is valuable and appreciated because it allows proximity that cannot be achieved or reproduced via traditional media like TV. Want to learn why and how to moderate live comments on Twitch? Check out this blog post!
Arnaud
Quickly moderate swear words on social media
Freedom of expression needs to be preserved, but it requires rules and limits. Insults and toxic behaviour should not be tolerated in any setting. These types of interactions can have a negative impact on online communities, brand image and relationships with partners.
Jean
Why protecting your online reputation is important for your business?
No matter what type of business you operate, how people perceive your enterprise online is crucial to its ongoing success. While many businesspeople may not give a second thought to their e-reputation, devoting the resources to protecting the online reputation of your business will prove to be a worthwhile investment.
Jean
Online toxicity survey: how brands are facing hateful and junk content
Want to better understand online hate? Are you looking to provide a safe place for your community and protect your brand? If so, this guide is for you!
The Bodyguard.ai team
Mental health in the digital age
While the Internet is part of our daily lives, it is also a place of extremism and toxic behaviour. The problem of facing social pressure and online toxicity is something that users can do without.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Online hate, the main enemy of journalism
In a world where online toxicity is becoming increasingly common, journalists, especially women, often face harassment and threats.
Jean
Investing in content moderation has a positive impact on your business
If you want to protect your brand and your e-reputation, then investment in the right content moderation is a key factor. With over 62.5% of the world’s population having access to the Internet, there is a lot of potential for online toxicity.
The Bodyguard.ai team
The social networks are failing to detect hate speech
Everyone is entitled to their opinion. But when free speech goes to extremes and uses damaging vocabulary, it becomes an extremely dangerous tool. As social media use grows, so does online hate. Groups and individuals have become targets because of their ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation.
Charles
How toxicity works in gaming and how to combat it?
Players have the opportunity to enjoy a video game experience with other enthusiasts, in a friendly environment that can be both competitive and collaborative. However, without effective moderation, a few disturbing elements are unfortunately enough to ruin the in-game experience of an entire community.
Arnaud
How to protect content creators and their communities
As the digital world expands so does the opportunity for online toxicity toward content creators. Social media and the Internet are fantastic tools to promote brands, lifestyles, and products.
Jean
Top 10 actions you should never do in moderation
Moderation is tough, to say the least. Achieving consistently effective moderation is even harder. But part of getting there is understanding what not to do just as much as what to do. So, with that, let’s explore the top 10 things that good moderators must avoid.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Crisis communication and how to prevent it
If you’re running any kind of online community, some crisis will eventually come your way. That’s why it’s essential to know how to handle crisis communication and understand the role moderation plays in dealing with it properly.
Jean
How to prevent toxic challenges on social media
Everyone needs to play a part in preventing toxic challenges on social networks. These aren´t just fun games, the challenges have resulted in the injury and death of both adults and young people – all for the pressure to post a ‘cool’ image online.
The Bodyguard.ai team
The importance of inclusive language to identify everyone
Language is constantly evolving, and inclusive language is an essential part of today’s society.
We communicate through language constantly, whether on social media, websites, or face-to-face. However, businesses interact with their target market is key to building a professional reputation.
The Bodyguard.ai team
How Bullying on Social Media Affects an Athlete’s Mental Game
When fans watch players perform on the football pitch or in high-level competitions, they often get caught up in the excitement of the game they are watching. It’s easy for fans to forget that their favorite athletes are human.
Yann
Remember: Community Managers Are Humans, Too!
Monitoring and preventing online toxicity on a daily basis is all too often a time-consuming and emotionally draining process.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Does content moderation rhyme with censorship?
Content moderation is a huge responsibility. If you run any kind of social platform or online community, users are relying on you to protect them from exposure to online toxicity, which in its worst forms can cause anxiety, depression, stress disorders, and even substance abuse.
The Bodyguard.ai team
How to spot and avoid online scams
From new kinds of online scams and phishing to dating app fraud, there are more and more ways for criminals to take advantage of internet users.
The Bodyguard.ai team
The Digital Services Act in 10 key points
“What is illegal offline, should also be seen as illegal online”. The internet has changed almost every aspect of our society in the last 2 decades. It has allowed people to communicate and share information with ease.
The Bodyguard.ai team
How to moderate your platform’s content to protect your community
With so many comments being posted online every second of every day, moderation is essential to protect brand integrity and keep users safe.
Clémence
Moderation on social networks makes sense
A company’s online presence on social networks is at the forefront of its communication strategy. To build a strong community the content it delivers must be safe. The user (viewer, follower, fan…) must be happy with the information they are interacting with.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Bodyguard included in the Twitter Toolbox to build a safer Internet
I have great news to share with all our clients and users: Twitter tested Bodyguard as a user-generated content moderation technology and integrated our solution into the new "Twitter Toolbox" announced last February.
Charles
What’s the difference between human and automatic moderation?
Online content moderation is essential to detect and moderate toxic content that is becoming more frequent on social media, blogs and forums. To protect brand safety and growth companies have traditionally used human moderation, but this can be a costly and time-consuming process.
The Bodyguard.ai team
What is moderation and why is it important?
If you run a social platform, a Facebook page, a gaming community, sports events or any kind of social media account, you’ll need to understand moderation.
The Bodyguard.ai team
Bodyguard.ai raises funds and strengthens its teams to continue protecting the Metaverse
After a first round of funding in 2019, Bodyguard.ai continues its growth by choosing Keen Venture Partners, Ring Capital and Starquest Capital, for a new round of funding of 9 million euros.
Célia
Gaming: why your business needs to delete online toxicity now
The video gaming business is growing at a fantastic rate, and so is online hate. More than 200 million people regularly play games in this industry, which unfortunately does not come without its share of negative interactions between gamers. Insults, threats, harassment... Whether through comments on gaming platforms or in chat rooms, abuse and harassment are unfortunate for the gaming experience.
Arnaud
Why Content Moderation Empowers Your Business
Be a business that cares for your visitors and users with a powerful online content moderation solution. Online toxicity is growing and keeping it out of your organisation to protect your users demonstrates your commitment to their wellbeing.
The Bodyguard.ai team
What Are Toxic Comments and Why Are They Bad for Business?
An excellent brand image should be at the forefront of every business’s online presence.
With so much toxicity online it’s essential that users feel that they’re in a safe space when engaging with your brand.
Jean
Customized content moderation: one size doesn’t fit all
The strength of a moderation solution comes from its suitability to your organization and your needs. Being able to customize the solution means you can tailor it to match those needs exactly.
Bastien
A deep-dive into content moderation solutions
It is no secret that online platforms can be hotbeds for hateful and toxic content. There is an ongoing search for the best practices to combat these behaviors, and so it is important to know what solutions are available right now.
Jordan
Community Managers: Their challenges and how to solve them
Imagine waking up at 3 a.m. to check your phone in case a new crisis needed solving. Imagine sleeping 10 hours a week to make sure you don’t lose clients. Imagine having to read hundreds of toxic comments every week and trying to not let them affect you. Imagine being a community manager.
Bastien
Protecting football against online hate
There have been racist and homophobic comments found on professional athletes and organizations’ social media accounts following Euro 2020. The problem is not a new one, and most agree that there needs to be a way to stop this activity. Stopping online hate in football is a very difficult issue to solve, but not everyone is aware that there are sensible and viable solutions currently available.
Yann
The economic impact of online hate on businesses
Online hate, toxic content and cyberharassment have been increasingly present in the headlines. While the physical and mental effects on those involved have been addressed more frequently, not every business is aware of the economic impact that comes with online toxicity.
Bastien
Bodyguard has launched a Social Media Solution
Las Vegas, 13th January 2021: Bodyguard - the technology startup that protects users from cyberbullying, hate speech and toxic content online - has announced a major US expansion at CES 2021, in line with its vision of creating a safer web around the world.
Jordan
Bodyguard Rewind: a look back at 2020
2020: a year of great change. A year when Bodyguard worked hard to make sure its technology helps as many people as possible. Our team did not choose to sit back but instead, decided to refine our smart & autonomous text moderation solution to deal with the global increase in the use of the Internet due to the pandemic and numerous lockdowns. Let’s look back at Bodyguard's greatest accomplishments in 2020.
Gracia
Tips for Twitch and Youtube streamers: easily moderate your live comments
If you are a frequent Twitch and YouTube user, you may have already used the live stream chat. It’s comment spaces enable you to see your viewer’s reactions in real time, interact with them and make them part of your show.
Arnaud
Bodyguard is getting stronger with its new features
Bodyguard, the free app that protects against cyberbullying on social media, is launching three new features for a custom user experience and personalized moderation.
Célia
Is the gaming industry misogynistic ?
“Hi ugly”, “let’s see your cleavage”, “can you bend over?”, "go back to the kitchen”, “Go mop my floor”...
When you're a girl and you play online video games, this is the kind of comments you receive pretty much every day. And they often get much more trashy than this.
Arnaud