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Podcast creators on Spotify can enable automatic moderation of listener comments, with AI holding potentially problematic comments for review before they're published.

Details

Launched October 2024. Three levels: Standard (holds potentially sensitive comments), High (holds all until approved), Low (auto-posts except rule violations). English-only at launch. At launch, 2.5 million comments had been posted across 650,000 episodes since the comments feature launched in July 2024.

Products affected

Spotify Podcasts

Sources & Evidence

News Article

Spotify adds auto-moderation tool to help podcasters manage comments

TechCrunch·Oct 2024

https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/24/spotify-adds-auto-moderation-tool-to-help-podcasters-manage-comments/

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