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Proactive Automated and Human Content Moderation

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We proactively use automated tools and human moderation to detect and act on prohibited content.

Excerpt from Bluesky's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

DSA
European Union

Provision details

Document information
Document
Bluesky Terms of Service
Entity
Bluesky
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 7, 2026
Last verified
May 10, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-049544
Document ID
CA-D-00539
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
1f9848d00d7dd1a2e10d568b4985faea4042732fb12fd989f196ebde39969a72
Analysis generated
May 7, 2026 21:18 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: Bluesky
Document: Bluesky Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-049544
Captured: 2026-05-07 21:18:23 UTC
SHA-256: 1f9848d00d7dd1a2…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/bluesky/bluesky-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-049544/proactive-automated-and-human-content-moderation/
Accessed: July 25, 2026
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What does Bluesky's Proactive Automated and Human Content Moderation clause do?

The clause states: “We proactively use automated tools and human moderation to detect and act on prohibited content.”

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