The latest articles on Forem by FakeWords (@fakewords_00). https://forem.com/fakewords_00 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3779740%2Ff7a0c8e8-2bf2-4e73-af45-ab05f7b8ed76.png https://forem.com/fakewords_00 en FakeWords Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:17:41 +0000 https://forem.com/fakewords_00/i-launched-a-content-moderation-api-on-product-hunt-today-3epg https://forem.com/fakewords_00/i-launched-a-content-moderation-api-on-product-hunt-today-3epg <p>Got tired of AWS moderation costing $150/mo and being slow, so I built my own.</p> <p>Made it faster (&lt;20ms) and cheaper ($9/mo). That would've been enough.</p> <p>But I added something no other API has: a dial.</p> <p>Most moderation APIs give you one filter level. Everyone gets the same rules.</p> <p>This is completely customizable &amp; can be deployed with different settings for different applications!</p> <p>Mine has a dial (1-5). Your users choose:</p> <ul> <li>1 = blocks everything</li> <li>3 = allows cursing, blocks hate speech </li> <li>5 = only catches slurs</li> </ul> <p>Because a kids Minecraft server and an adult gaming community shouldn't use the same filter.</p> <p>Launched on Product Hunt today: <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/products/contentguard-content-moderation?launch=contentguard-content-moderation" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://www.producthunt.com/products/contentguard-content-moderation?launch=contentguard-content-moderation</a></p> <p>Demo: contentmod.netlify.app</p> <p>Free tier to test it out.</p> community python programming ai