Moderation Profile

Stay Compliant with COPPA Regulation

COPPA regulates how platforms handle personal information of children under 13, placing strict controls on identifiable data in video and audio content, and enforcing penalties for violations.

What COPPA Regulates in Videos

Even a small detail in a video like a face, a word, or a background cue can make a child identifiable and bring it under COPPA scrutiny. These are the key content categories platforms must monitor and control when minors appear

Content Category

What It Includes

COPPA Rule

When It’s Risky

Why It Matters
Personal Information Names, phone, email, address ❌ Needs parental consent Direct data exposure Heavy legal penalties
Identity Signals in Visual Content Faces, uniforms, locations ⚠️ Restricted unless controlled Child can be identified Enables tracking/profiling
Audio-Based Identification Names or personal details in words ⚠️ Counts as personal data Identity inferred via words Often missed but regulated
Sensitive User-Generated Content Images/videos revealing child identity/location ⚠️ Requires strict moderation Unfiltered user uploads High-risk for platforms

COPPA Compliance Gets Harder at the Content Level

Personal data exposure doesn’t just happen in forms, it often appears inside videos, images, and text-based content. Without automated moderation, identifying these risks becomes difficult at scale.

How Do You Review Content at Scale_ How Do You Prevent Personal Data Exposure in Content?

Children can unknowingly share names, phone numbers, or addresses within uploaded content. Without detection, this sensitive data can be published instantly

Different Rules for the Same Content_ How Do You Review and Monitor Content at Scale?

Photos, videos, and audio can reveal identity, location, or personal context. Manual review slows down operations and still misses critical risks

What Happens When Rules Change_ How Do You Detect What’s Not Obvious in Video Content?

Personal data isn’t always explicit. Identity cues like faces, school environments, or uniforms in content can still expose children, making detection more complex

When Manual Moderation Fails, TrueComply Takes Over

Define compliance rules based on COPPA or your own standards, and apply them across your entire content library in one click. TrueComply acts as COPPA compliance software by removing the need for manual review, catching violations early, and ensuring consistent compliance at scale.

  • Catch issues before they go live
  • Scale compliance without hiring teams

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Detect, Fix, and Control Any Content Compliance in One System

Identify compliance issues, configure triggers, and apply actions like blur, mute, or disclaimers supported by TrueComply. 

CategoryTriggerAction
Substance UseSmoking & tobacco, alcohol, drugs (cigarettes, vaping, drinking, pills, syringes)Detect, add label, blur segment
Nudity & Sexual ContentPartial nudity, full nudity, sexual or aroused nudity, child nudity/suggestivenessBlur segment, remove clip, detect 
Violence & HarmMild, moderate, strong violence, gore, weapons, accidents, disastersDetect, blur segment, remove clip
Language & ExpressionProfanity, offensive language, hate speech, obscene gesturesBeep dialogue, mute dialogue, detect 
Sensitive ScenariosSelf-harm, suicide, animal crueltyDetect, blur segment
Contextual & Platform SignalsGambling, sexual orientation/gender identity, custom triggersDetect, add label, apply custom rules

Choose How You Stay Compliant

Detect and Review

Identify compliance risks across your content and generate detailed reports for manual review. Flagged scenes, audio, and metadata help your team make informed decisions before publishing.

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Detect and Act

Go beyond detection by applying automated actions such as blurring visuals, muting audio, adding disclaimers, or editing scenes to ensure compliance without manual intervention.

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You Establish the Rules. TrueComply Enforces Them, Flawlessly.

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Go Beyond COPPA. Stay Compliant Across the Ecosystem

dsa

Platform accountability and content governance
ofcom

UK broadcast content rules and standards
acma

Australian media and communications regulator
Managing content at scale?

Built for broadcasters and platforms with large libraries. TrueComply is an AI-powered COPPA compliance tool that can reduce review time, ensure consistent compliance, and help avoid costly violations.

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  • Automate detection and correction

  • Reduce review time and operational overhead

  • Deliver broadcast-ready content every time

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Frequently Asked Questions

AI content moderation helps platforms proactively detect and flag risky user-generated content that may expose children’s personal data. It reduces reliance on manual review while ensuring faster, scalable enforcement of child privacy safeguards.

It refers to identifying personal data like names, phone numbers, or location details within videos, audio, or text as soon as content is uploaded. This allows platforms to block or modify sensitive content before it gets published.

Automated face blurring masks identifiable faces in videos, especially of children, to prevent unintended exposure of personal identity. It’s a practical way to reduce privacy risks in user-generated content without removing the content entirely.

Yes. AI systems can scan audio files to detect spoken personal information such as names or phone numbers and either mute or flag those segments to prevent data exposure.

Identity cues include visible indicators like faces, school uniforms, name tags, or location markers. Detecting these helps platforms identify when content may reveal a child’s identity and apply stricter moderation or privacy controls.

COPPA focuses on data privacy, but moderation can help identify child-directed content and trigger stricter compliance workflows.