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Learn if outsourcing content moderation is right for you in our free ebook. Real-world data and strategies for a safer, cost-effective platform await.| Besedo
At Besedo, we care deeply about trust, safety, and user experience. We surveyed 2,000 American gamers aged 18-45 to understand how toxicity impacts gaming. Our research highlights gamers’ critical challenges and demonstrates why gaming platforms need stronger moderation efforts. Executive summary (TL;DR) We surveyed 2,000 gamers in the United States to understand how toxicity impacts […] The post Online Gaming Safety: 9 in 10 Gamers Wouldn’t Let Their Kid Play appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
This is International Women’s Day, so let’s talk about safety. March 8, 2025. Another International Women’s Day. Another round of speeches, hashtags, and corporate promises. However, not much has changed for millions of women using dating apps. Harassment is still rampant. Unsolicited explicit messages keep flooding inboxes. And worst of all, the risk of real-world […] The post Can Dating Apps Keep Women Safe? appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
We surveyed 2,000 dating app users across the United States, asking: “What is your experience with dating apps and the chats in particular?” The stats from surveying dating app users proved a lot of hypothesis, especially about how women experience chats. First, when asking users about dating apps, we were only interested in users who […] The post Report: How Dating App Chats Are Driving Users Away appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Reddit, launched in 2005, has become one of the biggest sites on the internet entirely based on user-generated content. They’re even a public company now. But what kind of numbers are we talking about exactly? Here are some quick stats for you: Since its inception, Reddit has accumulated over one billion posts and over 16 […] The post Data on Reddit’s massive amounts of user-generated content and how it is moderated appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Louise Barnekow has been recruited to be the next CEO of Besedo. She is scheduled to start during the second quarter of 2025. Besedo has recruited Louise Barnekow to be its next CEO. Her most recent position was at the platform Mynewsdesk, where she has been the CEO for the last six years. – We […] The post Besedo Recruits Chief Executive Louise Barnekow appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
When Interpol speaks, it’s worth listening. This week, the global police organization called for an end to the term “pig butchering” to describe certain online financial scams. Their reason? The phrase trivializes the severe emotional and financial harm suffered by victims. They’re absolutely right. As content moderation professionals, we see firsthand the power of language […] The post Words Matter: Why ‘Pig Butchering’ Is the Wrong Term for Online Scams appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Thanksgiving and Black Friday are here again, kicking off a bonanza of online shopping. In the United States, a whopping 22 billion packages are shipped every year, a large portion of them now around the holiday season. So for once, we’re going to talk about something that happens offline (gasp!): The insane number of packages […] The post The Black Friday Online Shopping Boom Means a Big Rise in Stolen Packages appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Scammers are resourceful, but Implio’s Smart Lists feature is here to give you the upper hand. Imagine a tool that not only helps you detect suspicious images but also prevents scammers from reusing or tweaking them to bypass your platform’s moderation queue. That’s exactly what Smart Lists delivers. With this feature, moderators can identify and […] The post Outsmart Scammers with Implio’s Smart Lists appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Creating an online marketplace? Great, that’s a fantastic idea. Love it! Remember that even the best-designed platforms can quickly become unusable if content moderation isn’t a core focus. Trust isn’t just a nice-to-have in marketplaces; it’s the make-or-break factor. Trust is earned and built through how you moderate content, prevent fraud, and protect user interactions. […] The post 10 Content Moderation Challenges For Marketplaces appeared first on Besedo.| Besedo
Learn if outsourcing content moderation is right for you in our free ebook. Real-world data and strategies for a safer, cost-effective platform await.| Besedo
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5 common online marketplace scams to be aware of on your website, how to stay on top of them, and how to prevent them to keep your users safe.| Besedo
