How we moderate a live video-chat app in real time (without going broke on AI calls)
The article discusses the challenges of moderating a live video-chat app called Camdiv. It highlights the importance of balancing cost, false positives, and the limitations of real-time video moderation. The moderation process involves automated systems to quickly assess video frames while managing the high volume of concurrent users.
- ▪Camdiv is an anonymous one-to-one video chat platform that connects users instantly.
- ▪Moderating live video is challenging due to the ephemeral nature of content and the need for immediate action.
- ▪The moderation system uses a separate microservice to analyze video frames and return quick verdicts.
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